Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Garden diaries - Zucchini


 Our zucchini plant started blooming in mid May.  Female flowers started making their first appearance in late May.  The flowers were a bright yellow and bloomed early in the morning and closed by noon.





Female flowers are characterised by a swollen bulb and are closer to the base of the plant.  Male flowers are on a simple stalk and are taller.  Male flowers are abundant too.







In a couple of weeks (in mid June) our first full grown zucchini presented itself!

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