Jack Miller

Male zucchini flowers are the ones that grow on a slender stem and never develop a small fruit at the base, which makes them easy to spot once you know what to look for.   If you’ve ever stood in your garden staring at a bunch of big yellow blooms wondering which ones are male … Read more

How to Hollow Out a Zucchini To hollow out a zucchini, slice it lengthwise, scoop the seeds and soft flesh from the center with a spoon, and leave a sturdy wall about a quarter-inch thick.   That’s the simple version, and honestly, it works for most recipes you’ll ever make.   But if you want … Read more

You can hold up zucchini plants with a simple trellis, stake, or vertical cage that keeps the heavy fruit off the ground.   If you’ve been wondering how to hold up zucchini plants, the good news is that zucchini are surprisingly easy to train once you pick the right support.   These fast-growing summer squash … Read more

To help zucchini pollinate, you need to understand that these plants rely on pollinators to move pollen from the male flowers to the female flowers.   Sometimes, nature needs a little assistance, especially if bees are scarce or if you’re growing zucchini in a greenhouse or a screened-in area.   If you’ve been asking yourself … Read more

You can harvest zucchini seeds for planting by letting a few fruits fully mature on the vine until the skin turns hard and the color deepens.   Once that happens, scooping out the seeds and drying them properly gives you viable seeds for next season.   If you’ve ever wondered how to harvest zucchini seeds … Read more