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15 Dec 11, Sandra (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi, my zucchini is growing very well and has lots of both flowers. the problem is that when the flower falls off the fruit, the fruit still being very small, if I don't pick the fruit straight away it rots, but they are so small they're not much good. My husband put wire around them so the foliage would not spread across the rest of the vegies in the garden, could that have something to do with it. There are no grubs or anything.

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12 Dec 11, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Push a short length of thin uncoated copper wire through the stem when it is about 12 mm thick this helps greatly with mould and mildew.

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04 Dec 11, greenie (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi, just making a comment on the troubles with growing zucchinis in sub tropical climates. We have had most of ours going rotten overnight, and is also infested with grubs. Our problem is due to a fruit fly which looks like a tiny wasp with yellow stripes. We have decided to net our plants, as we are organic growers and don't use sprays. Fingers crossed that this will be effective.

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01 Dec 11, Noleen (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi my question is first time growing zucchini's and we are having a grub/worm problem, the zucchini starts growing very well then within a day the turn yellow and when we pick it off it is full off little worms that go all the way into the bass, i dont know what to do any ideas would be really great thanks.

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04 Dec 11, Dan Webster (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi Noleen, I'm having the same trouble as you. Can anyone help us?????? Was getting excited about picking some, then overnight they went yellow and squishy. As with Noleen's mine were also riddled with grub/maggot looking things.

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21 Nov 11, Nicole (Australia - temperate climate)

First time really growing veges in my back yard. We attempted tomatoes earlier in the year with a bit of success, so graduated to lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, cauliflower and zucchini. The zucchini is going great guns! We have had heaps of fruit come on. ONLY now, for some reason, we are getting weird shaped ones! They start out narrow, and grow fatter on the ends! Whats happening to my lovely zucchini?!

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26 Nov 11, Alana (Australia - temperate climate)

The bulbous shape comes from varying water levels. When they haven't had much water for a while, they grow more slowly and thinner, then there is a downpour or extra watering, they shoot out and the new bit grows fast and fatter. Happy gardening.

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23 Oct 11, marcus (Australia - temperate climate)

do i plant zucchini seeds pointy end down or round. does it matter? thanks marcus

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29 Oct 11, Pru (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Marcus, it does not matter. I have planted seeds lying flat and they all sprout.

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20 Sep 11, (Australia - temperate climate)

I plant three plants together. This way I have an abidance of both flowers, and by planting about 500cm apart and training up metal fence posts the leaves crisscross cross and help support the plants.

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