Ciao Claire,

Unless they're specifically a vining zucchini and there are some Italian varieties that do this, most summer squash have a bush growth habit and won't climb. Your best bet is to try to corral them into a larger tomato cage, like 30" diameter or make something yourself out of chicken wire and wooden stakes. You can then at least train the large leaves up and over this containment system and they won't crowd each other as much. It will still be a challenge to harvest the zucchini and you want to be vigilant if you don't like squash the size of your leg. I'm sure you'll do ok, though. Enjoy your harvests!

Cheers,
Julianna

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"If you don't like squash the size of your leg" - that really made me LOL ! That just hit me funny.
Cracked up !

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Ciao all,

I'm glad you found my comment amusing, but I was dead serious. I've harvested zucchini that were hidden by large leaves and they can easily reach a meter in length. What I do with them if they get cheeky and hide like that is I either make them into bread or I stuff them. Baking them softens them up and if the skin is tough, you can still scoop out the flesh and the stuffing. I'm either a rare person or just Italian in that I can never seem to have ENOUGH zucchini for what I like to make with them.

Cheers and buona fortuna,
Julianna

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Hi everyone Ihave 9 plants in a 10 by 10 space I check them every day . They will grow overnight to a leg size zuc Mine are about 4 inch and I like to cut them at about 6 inch slice them and steam. I have also had a few hide on me to get about 12 inch. I sliced them length wise and brushed them with oilve oil put them on the grill with some spice . yum Anyone have other ideas because I will be overloaded soon.

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The secret is the soil.

here is the zuccini fritter recipe I saw! No wonder I couldnt find it, I was looking in the wrong forum. recipe

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Summer Camp '07, July 14th weekend, won't you join us?
summer camp thread 1, 2, 3,4

Welcome to vine veggie plants......They grow on ya :>

I had the same problem except the drought killed many of them off but still sold\gave away\eat tons of them.

I did`nt even plant ANY this year and I got 8 plants (volenteers from seeds from last year) and those are very big now.

The zucchini bread suggestion is my remedy, I bake the mini loaves and pass them out, yummy and good for you too.

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Does your uncle grow cardoons?
I've always wanted to grow cardoons.

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