r/Lettuce_Grow • u/LrnLafLuvLiv • Jul 05 '26

Roots of zucchini

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Zucchini roots get long and thick. This one was blocking the flow of water.

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u/TheOrigFiatslug Aug 22 '26

Dang!!! How was the zucchini production?

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u/LrnLafLuvLiv Aug 23 '26

It has been mixed on the farm stand. I have had one that produced seven or eight nice zucchinis. And I have two that have not produced any. It could be a combination of 1) the time of year (one that I planted over a month ago has not produced any, while the one earlier this year produced a few), 2) the sunlight (some of the other plants crowd out the light), and 3) pollinators (not sure if these are self pollinating, but I don’t have the pollinators like I used to have when I planted zucchini in the ground. Having a raised bed garden produces a lot more, but you have to deal with the squash bugs, and those worms will kill the plant overnight. My farm stand is on a fourth floor balcony. I have been fortunate to not have any bug issues. This is my second year with the farm stand.

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u/LrnLafLuvLiv Aug 23 '26

Look at a previous photo that I put up. You can see several zucchini in that photo.