Fun Facts About Zucchini

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Zucchini grow so fast that it seems like they may have some magical qualities.

Zucchini tastes best when harvested at 6 to 8 inches in length.

A 2 to 3 foot long overgrown zucchini is called a marrow. These are the large zucchini best for bread, muffins, and cakes. Enjoy zucchini bread on April 25, National Zucchini Bread Day.

Tiny and malformed fruits are the result of poor pollination.

Giovanni Batista Scozzafava, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, is honored for having grown the most enormous zucchini in 2014. It measured 8 feet, 3.3 inches long.

The heaviest zucchini ever grown was a fruit harvested in Vermont that weighed 115 pounds.

Zucchini grow so fast that seeds can be sowed in early August for harvest in late September and early October.

Plant zucchini in July after the squash bug life cycle is over to prevent problems with squash bugs.

Italians brought zucchinis to America in the 1920’s.

An annual zucchini festival is held in Obetz, Ohio.

Zucchini is the only fruit that is spelled starting with the letter Z.

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