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07 Dec 12 Debbie (Australia - temperate climate)

I live in Brisbane Qld, if that qualifies as temperate. I don't have zucchinni seeds and was hoping that I could grow one from one. Can I cut the end of one, like you would a carrot and put it in water get it to sprout, and then plant that? Curious as trying to be self sustainable from what I have in the fridge, don't have money to buy seeds. If that is the only way then it will have to wait :)

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29 Aug 13 Daisy (Australia - temperate climate)

I dont think so too. I bought seeds on ebay, it is pretty cheap -- $1 per pack for at least 15 seeds. I am growing capsicum from capsicum that i bought in supermarket. The rule should apply to zucchini too, but the thing is zucchini that we can easily find in the market are young fruits which means they dont have have mature seeds. The seeds i kept from capsicum are only totally matured ones.

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19 Sep 13 Andrew (Australia - temperate climate)

You are right Daisy - the fruit must be mature to collect viable seed. When I want seed I generally buy it at Crazy Clark's for $1.60 a pack and Debbie, you can grow carrot from a piece of one because it is a root crop (same as growing potatoes ) but fruiting crops grow from the seeds within the fruit .

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20 Dec 12 (Australia - temperate climate)

I don't think so - best way would be to dry the seeds and plant one of them but not sure as to germination rate - there should be info on the web as to how to save seeds from zuchinni - they have to be dry I am sure but not sure how long to save them or what part of the veg would be best.

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