2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
Today, zucchini has firmly established itself in Russian gardens, surprising with its resistance to temperatures at which its relatives from the Pumpkin family die. Zucchini only slows down its development, but does not give up completely, waiting for the end of a small temporary cold snap
Long road to recognition
It took zucchini two centuries to transform from an exotic plant in the American tropics, grown in greenhouses in Europe, into a common vegetable for commoners.
There are simple and easily explainable reasons for this. Zucchini, born in the lands of South America, upon arrival in Europe on the same sea vessels on which they carried the stolen gold and other jewelry, was assigned to live in warm greenhouses as an ornamental plant. After all, its seeds germinate at a temperature of at least plus 12 degrees. In order for the further development of the plant to proceed without interference, a temperature of 20 to 22 degrees Celsius is needed.
But somehow the zucchini managed to stand out from its native Pumpkin family, steadfastly waiting out the short-term drop in temperature at which other relatives end their lives. And therefore, he slowly moved to the beds of open ground, becoming a popular and favorite vegetable of many European peoples.
The most fertile area
Zucchini, like all members of the Pumpkin family, requires a lot of nutrients for its development. Therefore, in the garden, he loves the most fertile places, preferring to be located closer to the compost heap. The roots of the plant stretch over an area of 1.5 square meters, so that the compost heap that falls under this coverage feeds the voracious plant.
After the harvest of zucchini is obtained, the area allotted for them needs additional introduction of organic matter, if it is planned to grow vegetables on it for the next year. Planting zucchini in the same place for two years in a row is a waste of time and effort.
Cross pollination
Male and female flowers are involved in the creation of fruits in a squash, which nature brings to the world in turn. Male flowers appear earlier, checking the reliability of the environment, and already after them are female flowers. Moreover, the lifespan of a female flower is simply incomparable with the woman's age, to which we sometimes murmur. The female flower lives only one daylight. He comes into the world with the sun, leaving life with the sunset of the star.
In such a short period, a female flower must have time to pollinate in order to leave offspring on Earth. That is, cross-pollination should occur, which is helped by insects, butterflies. If in the morning it turned out to be a cloudy day, and the insects took a day off for themselves, then the gardener assigns this responsible mission to himself. He picks a male flower, picks off petals that interfere with business and pollinates 5-6 female one-day beauties with one flower. Cross-pollination is biologically a more advantageous type of pollination, giving a better chance of survival and natural selection.
Zucchini nutritional value
In terms of nutritional value, zucchini can be compared with green lettuce, lettuce, cucumbers.
The rich content of mineral salts (potassium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium …) in zucchini makes vegetables useful for normal metabolism in the body. Zucchini are rich in a whole range of trace elements.
The most suitable for eating are zelents of 5-8 days of age (from the moment of ovary).
When growing your own seeds, on the most fruiting bush, choose the right amount of fruits that are not touched until they are fully ripe.
A thunderstorm of zucchini
The thunderstorm of zucchini is the disease "gray rot", provoked by fungi. The fungus especially loves to roam in heavily thickened beds when it charges a cold rain from heaven.
Fighting the disease is difficult. Therefore, preventive measures should be taken: thin out especially dense plantings, cutting out old and large leaves, alternate planting, destroy infected specimens.
If the fungus still turns out to be more resourceful than you, you can spray the plant with a solution consisting of one part of copper sulfate and two parts of chalk, or use specialized pesticides.
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