On Sun, 10 Jun 2012 17:28:37 -0700 (PDT), somebody
> wrote:

> So the one plant I didn't plant this year is the biggest and baddest
> plant in my little garden. (I planted zucchini last year.) It is
> about 10 feet long and has elephant ear size leaves. I like zucchini,
> but this one plant is going to produce a bushel! I count 9 started
> already and that is only the ones I can see. There are always some
> hidden ones. And there's more flowers blooming.
>
> I figure the zucchini I can't eat I can use to throw at the damn
> squirrel that is already eying the tomato plants. Squirrels around
> here are Satan's evil illegitimate spawn.

Sounds like you should pick them young and pick them often! Don't let
them get any longer than 6-8 inches and you should be in good shape.

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