I’m such a fan of zucchini for the home garden.
I consider it the perfect starter vegetable for the newbie who wants a great return with minimal effort, and the ideal upgrade for a veteran green thumb looking to fill the freezer with tasty produce.
When this veggie garden overachiever is an attractive butter yellow color, as is the case with golden zucchini, that’s just one more benefit (or as we say in the South, “one more jewel in the crown”).
The golden fruits are also a little sweeter than the dark green varieties, in my experience.
And while I have found it true that the golden or yellow cultivars tend to produce a little less enthusiastically than those abundant green classics like ‘Black Beauty,’ that’s not necessarily all bad.
They still produce plenty.
You won’t feel cheated because you’re dealing with merely gallons, not bushels, of produce from a single plant.
Gold zucchini, whether heirloom or hybrid, also tend to grow fairly fast. This is nice for impatient gardeners and also those with a short growing season.
And their blooms are every bit as edible as those from the better-known glossy green varieties. Lightly battered and sauteed, they are a heavenly treat to usher in the summer harvest season.
Since these prolific cucurbits will start producing harvestable fruit anywhere from 40 to 60 days after planting (from seed – transplants will be ready in even less time), you may even have time for a second planting in the late summer.
Convinced that yellow zucchini might be the way to grow? If you are, let’s get started.
And if you’re not, let me encourage you to give them a try with these growing tips, and short descriptions of some of the varieties that are easy to grow and too fun.
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