How to grow yellow zucchini

yellow zucchini planting

yellow zucchini planting

Anyone who loves zucchini needs to know that they can easily be grown in their garden. Today we are going to talk about how to plant and collect the yellow zucchini, an ideal vegetable for health. In addition, it is a perfect plant for younger children to plant and become familiar with the environment.

If you want to know how you should plant the yellow zucchini, read on.

Decide how you are going to plant your zucchini

how to sow the yellow zucchini

how to plant yellow zucchini

The first thing you have to do is decide how you are going to start growing your zucchini. There are general methods such as sowing the seeds or you can buy a small plant to transplant into your garden. It depends on the time or dedication you want to give, choose one of these two methods. If you decide to start growing from scratch, the best option is to start with the seeds 4 to weeks before planting them outdoors. If it must be said that it is more satisfactory to sow it from scratch, although it is easier and more practical to buy an already grown plant.

An important aspect to keep in mind is knowing when to plant them. Usually zucchini are considered summer plants as they need higher temperatures. Also, at this time of year they produce better fruit. Zucchini grow better in the sun than in cold soil, that is why you should take into account that the land where you cultivate it does not drop below 13 degrees. The best time to plant it is now. More or less in a couple of weeks just into spring, it is when there are no risks of frost and the temperatures are more pleasant for the zucchini.

Find the perfect place to plant it. Zucchini usually grow best in a place with plenty of sun and plenty of room to sprout well. The area where you plant the zucchini should guarantee about 6-10 hours of sunlight per day and not have much shade. The soil that you should choose to plant it, has to be one that drains well, since the zucchini will flourish in a moist soil, not soggy.

As for the land, you have to take into account that it has the necessary nutrients and a pH between 6 and 7,5.

Planting the zucchini begins

you can sow the yellow zucchini in a plant at home

can you sow yellow zucchini on a plant at home

In order not to risk much of planting the seeds directly into the ground in the open air, you can sow them in a pot at home and wait 4-6 weeks before transplanting outdoors. Take seed trays, soilless potting mix and the seeds. Place a single seed in each tray, cover with 3mm of mixture, then water well. You should place them in a place that receives sunlight and that is at least 15 ° C. When the second set of leaves has sprouted, the young zucchini plants are ready to be transplanted.

To prepare the soil, make a hole and place the seed or seedling (if you have sown it at home) and cover it with a centimeter of soil so that it can absorb the amount of light and water necessary to germinate.

Zucchini plant that

zucchini can be pollinated manually

Can zucchini be pollinated by hand?

Although yellow zucchini is not a plant that requires a lot of care, they will need a little maintenance to be in optimal conditions to produce. You can remove the layer of weeds and put a layer of mulch to help fertilize.

To promote zucchini growth, you can attract insects to pollinate it or even pollinate it yourself. Choose a male zucchini flower, which you will recognize by its long, thin stem and a visible stamen in the center. Carefully, Remove the flowers from the stem and rub the stamen inside a female zucchini flower. Female flowers have short stems, a bulb located between the flower and the stem, and they have no stamen.

To harvest the zucchini you have to wait until they have grown at least 10 centimeters. When they are this size, they are ready to be picked up. Harvesting them periodically will encourage higher fruit production. So if you want a lot, then take out all the zucchini when they are ripe. If you don’t have the urge to have that many, leave a zucchini or two on the plant during the growing season to decrease its production. To harvest them, cut the fruit with a knife from the hard stem that joins it with the plant.

How to grow yellow zucchini

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