Growing Zucchini from Seeds

Zucchini 

Zucchini is a member of the squash and pumpkin (or cucurbita) family of vegetables. It’s also called as courgette. It is perhaps the best known, and most joked about of the many varieties of squash. Zucchini is indeed a prolific producer.

Like all summer squash, zucchini can trace their ancestry back to the American continent, however the varieties of squash typically known as ‘zucchini’ were actually developed in Italy - many generations after their introduction from their country of origin. The first records of courgettes in the United States date back to the early 1920s - almost certainly brought over by Italian immigrants.

First time I got the zucchini seed from a friend in an Internet forum . I planted it because it's not a kind of the other squash who needs a lot of space to grow and spread. This is not a hard vegetable to grow. It's easy. Too easy, perhaps. I just need 4 days before it was sprout. I planted the seed in seedling cup, it's mostly like a drinking cup. 

My Zucchini's Sprout

 A week after, i repotted the baby zucchini to a larger pot, because i don't have large soil to plant it. It need full sun and more watering.

 Zucchini : 1 month



The Male Flower

The Female

 

The female flower is a golden blossom on the end of each emergent zucchini. The male flower grows directly on the stem of the zucchini plant in the leaf axils (where leaf petiole meets stem), on a long stalk, and is slightly smaller than the female. Both flowers are edible, and are often used to dress a meal or to garnish the cooked fruit.

Normally, you'll just need a week or more, in length, when the seeds are still soft and immature to harvest zucchini. Mature zucchini can be as much as three feet long, but the larger ones are often fibrous and with the flowers attached are a sign of a truly fresh and immature fruit, and are especially sought by many people.