Here's what the Black Beauty zucchini that bloomed Friday looks like this morning (see the picture I posted Friday of the bloom). These things really grow fast! Unfortunately judging by that growth rate I'm pretty sure the bees let me down on other four that bloomed while I was gone this weekend because although they have zucchini on them, they're comparatively small still.After the male blooms close up they're all dropping off, which from what I read online is normal. However, I'm not sure now if I should be cutting off those stalks or just leaving them. I've been cutting off the brown and yellow leaves close to the base of the plants.
She certainly is a beauty. Shiny just like my eggplants. I had one lady zucchini flower that looked like she might open tomorrow when I checked upon arriving home today. Later, it looked like she was starting to open. Maybe the female flowers open "in the heat of the night" and get fertilized then. My one ripening tomato should be ready to pick tomorrow. We may get another green bean appetizer too. The sweet banana peppers are lengthening quite nicely.
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