HUGE zucchini...what to do with it

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iamwiz82

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With one that size you may have some tough seeds in there, depends on the type of plant it came from. I grow them every year. This year was a bad harvest for them :(
 

Lamont Burns

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Originally posted by: Rubycon
cucumber > zucchini for "non food" purposes. ;)

The highly technical mod I guess would be the authority

If that's a callout I guess it'll be my first vaca
 

BoomerD

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Originally posted by: Rubycon
cucumber > zucchini for "non food" purposes. ;)

I bow to your greater wisdom, knowledge and experience in matters such as this.
 

MrMatt

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Originally posted by: iamwiz82
With one that size you may have some tough seeds in there, depends on the type of plant it came from. I grow them every year. This year was a bad harvest for them :(

the seeds were HUGE. They were bigger than pumpkin seeds.
 

0roo0roo

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Originally posted by: MrMatt
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
With one that size you may have some tough seeds in there, depends on the type of plant it came from. I grow them every year. This year was a bad harvest for them :(

the seeds were HUGE. They were bigger than pumpkin seeds.

thats not so good, if you wait for it to get to that level it means its been on the vine too long. basically depending on type u pick at 6"or so, pick early both to encourage growth of new zucchini and to avoid giant seeds. the texture of the meat will also be a whole lot worse. i'm sure there are ways to prepare old zucchini but its not optimal at all. you let it get to that point if you want to save seeds for next season.
 

Iron Woode

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Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
Originally posted by: MrMatt
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
With one that size you may have some tough seeds in there, depends on the type of plant it came from. I grow them every year. This year was a bad harvest for them :(

the seeds were HUGE. They were bigger than pumpkin seeds.

thats not so good, if you wait for it to get to that level it means its been on the vine too long. basically depending on type u pick at 6"or so, pick early both to encourage growth of new zucchini and to avoid giant seeds. the texture of the meat will also be a whole lot worse. i'm sure there are ways to prepare old zucchini but its not optimal at all. you let it get to that point if you want to save seeds for next season.
yup, giant zucchini should be composted, not eaten.

if the zucchini is a hybrid then the seeds are infertile or won't grow the same plant.

buy new seeds.
 

hzl eyed grl

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I don't see a pic of the zucchini, but I'll take it! I ;heart; zucchini. No, not for....other reasons, but because it tastes awesome.
 

Rubycon

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Originally posted by: BoomerD
Originally posted by: Rubycon
cucumber > zucchini for "non food" purposes. ;)

I bow to your greater wisdom, knowledge and experience in matters such as this.

For nodal analysis there is probably no sensor array nor DSP that can match the capabilities of say Martha Stewart's vagina. ;)

Perhaps the Ampullae of Lorenzini of the Carcharhinus leucas but who wants to get near that? Then again nobody wants to touch the former with a 40 foot pole let alone a 10 foot so what choice does the researcher have? :laugh:
 

BoomerD

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Originally posted by: Rubycon
Originally posted by: BoomerD
Originally posted by: Rubycon
cucumber > zucchini for "non food" purposes. ;)

I bow to your greater wisdom, knowledge and experience in matters such as this.

For nodal analysis there is probably no sensor array nor DSP that can match the capabilities of say Martha Stewart's vagina. ;)

Perhaps the Ampullae of Lorenzini of the Carcharhinus leucas but who wants to get near that? Then again nobody wants to touch the former with a 40 foot pole let alone a 10 foot so what choice does the researcher have? :laugh:

Ok...I admit it...I had to google to find out what species of shark that was...:roll: The "first name" told me shark of some kind...but I ar not a marine biologist.

Any hoo...I dunno about the options you gave. BOTH are well known man-eaters, and I MIGHT fare better with the shark...but dammit...I'll bet she has some VERY nice bed linens...:D
(and could fix a great breakfast the next morning) :p
 

FoBoT

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letting them get too large is a waste, they aren't as good, they need to be picked more often so they are small and tender
 

SparkyJJO

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That's a good size, but not huge. We had one years ago that was a good 3 feet long. Good for bonking the brother over the head with :laugh:
 

GoodRevrnd

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once zucchini gets a certain size i think it just tastes like poo, at which point zucchini bread is your best option.
 

moshquerade

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Originally posted by: GoodRevrnd
once zucchini gets a certain size i think it just tastes like poo, at which point zucchini bread is your best option.

good answer.

big zucchini are best heaved into the nearest woods.