Organic Gardening

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Zucchinis, Button Squash

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A layer of compost around the seedlings, (not up against the seeding stems) then a layer of mulch on top.Plant the seedlings/seeds in a group of three 3 weeks on, in another week these plants will be producing fruit
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Black Zucchini Plant.

The same Zucchini, 2 weeks on

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Female Zucchini Flower (if the bees are not around you should cross pollinate the flowers yourself, and there is no need for me to tell you how.)

Zucchinis likes:- compost, mulch and to be feed liquid fertilizer once a fortnight, don't over water as the plant will rot. It's also a good idea not to overhead water Zucchinis in the summer as this will cause mildew, best to hand water around the roots. If you are going to overhead water it would be best to water early in the morning.

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