print font size It's time to pre-grow zucchini: choose the right procedure

Brilliant yellow, light and dark green, striped, longitudinal and round varieties were bred. If you get the feeling that you should have something from everyone in the garden, slow down.

Plants need enough water and nutrients. If they don't have them, you can tell by the fruits: they are small and hard

Beware of a typical mistake: don't overdo it!

Since the common gourd (Cucurbita pepo) bears abundantly, they could you (like a lot of growers before you) could easily find yourself in a situation where you will have its fruits on your plate more often than you would like, not only for you, but also for your friends and neighbors.

Zucchini can be processed in the kitchen in many ways, you can make sweet and savory dishes from them

Two to three plants are absolutely enough for the needs of an average family. If you know that you have a way to use any excess crop, time the sowing of seeds within several months. You can start now and then gradually continue until the end of June: you will be harvesting until frost.

Zucchini fruits around fifteen to twenty centimeters in size are the tastiest, don't let them overgrow

Direct sowing versus pre-sowing

You decide whether to sow the seeds in cups or wait until sowing straight into the flower bed? Direct sowing is simpler and less demanding in time and space compared to pre-planting.

Zucchini is heat-loving, so it is better to protect it with a non-woven fabric at first

Although pre-grown seedlings have a certain head start, when transplanting from a small container into open ground, their root ball is often disturbed and plant growth slows down as a result .

The pre-grown pumpkins are only planted outside in the second half of May, so you have to harden them off beforehand. They will need regular watering after planting. The seeds germinate in five to ten days and are planted in the garden only when they have three true leaves.

Peat flower pots, so-called jiffys, cost around three crowns

For pre-planting, peat flower pots have proven themselves, which you can then plant with the seedlings directly on the flower bed. However, flower pots or plastic cups can be used (but take into account the possible slowing down of the plant's growth, as explained above).

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