You can easily plant zucchini in your own garden

The zucchini is a true all-rounder, whether as oven vegetables, as a main course (like this delicious vegetarian-filled zucchini) or as a dip? it always tastes good! Even better are foods that we have planted ourselves and have seen growing. And we can do that with zucchini! We will show you step by step how to do it.

Worth knowing about zucchini

Zucchini are cucurbits and are one year old. The courgette plants have long, hairy stems, heart-shaped leaves and carry both male and female flowers ("monotony"). Female flowers have short stems and are partially still firmly attached to the ripening fruits.

There are numerous varieties, most of them are easy to maintain and productive. Which one you plant depends on your taste.

You can Sow zucchini yourself, either at home in pots or outdoors in May. Instead of pulling the seedlings yourself, you can too seedlings to buy.

Plant the soil to the zucchini

Zucchini need a loose, humus rich soil with many nutrients, You can also add compost to the soil before planting and lay a mulch layer. A mulch reduces z. As weed growth, which would steal the starvation Zucchini unnecessarily nutrients.

Then you should pay attention to planting zucchini

The zucchini plants need a nutrient-rich soil and a sunny, so warm and protected location. From mid-May you can plant zucchini directly in the field, because then no frost is to be expected. And most important: zucchini need space! Only then can they grow lushly. In a large bucket (capacity 15 liters), the zucchini cultivation also succeeds on the balcony.

Planting zucchini: Instructions

You can sow zucchini in pots at the earliest from April. To do this, you give a seed in a 2 to 3 cm deep well in the substrate. Close the hollow with soil. Water regularly.
When the seedling starts to grow too big, you pot it or plant it in the field.
You should have one per plant Space of about 1.5 to 2 square meters plan on. So leave enough space between zucchini plants.
Plug in, maybe Trellises in your bed.
Do not forget care: Water regularly.
To six to eight weeks After planting you can harvest the first zucchini. A zucchini should be about 15 to 20 inches tall his. For the harvest you take a kitchen knife and cut it off at the Fruchtansatz.

Tip: The fast growing vegetables forms for months, new fruitsif harvested regularly! To help you know where to go with your whole zucchini harvest, we have some recipe ideas for you to make all the best of it: Zucchini Sweet Potato Burgers, Zucchini Cheese Skewers, or Low Carb Zoodles.

Store zucchini properly

The seed stay germinated for four to five years in dry and cool storage.

harvested zucchini Do you keep dry, dark and cool on? but not in the fridge. For this the cellar or a pantry is suitable.

You can find even more tips for your garden here: z. Plant kohlrabi, plant radishes or build a mini greenhouse yourself. Do you want to rediscover old vegetable varieties? Then take a look in this article: Old vegetables that you should know.