Zucchini and Other Squash Recipies

We've got a huge amount of zucchini and other squash coming in this year. Here are some ideas I am collecting for what do with it all.

Zucchini and squash pickles

Zucchini bread (I freeze grated zucchini to use over the winter)

Vegetable pizza

Greek Style Zucchini Fritters

Grilled Zucchini

Grilled Zucchini (Foil Pack)

Simple Greenhouse - 1/2 inch EMT and fence wire

Here is my simple greenhouse. The frame doubles as a trellis for cucumbers and other climbers.
(here is a link to a picture of the frame by itself)


The door can be propped open half or all the way when the sun is out...

A look inside....


The frame is made from four pieces of 1.5 EMT and 5' wire fence. Each frame is 5' long which is convenient since EMT is available in 10' sticks. The plastic is 10' wide, cut into a perfect square. I used 3 grommets along each side, and use mini bungees to hold the cover to the frame. If it gets really cold, I use a 100 watt light bulb in a spun metal fixture as a heater.

Second Planting - April 23

Planted Romas and Big Boys in row 2. 10-10-10 with horse manure.

Dixie Hybrid yellow squash, and summer's bounty zucchini in row 3.

First planting - 2011

Planted 20 tomato plants yesterday (April 17) - 14 better boys and 6 big boys.
Row 1, Numbers 1-14 are better boys (except #5) 15-20 are big boys.
Using 1/2 cup or so of 10-10-10 with peat moss. Using bucket ring, with side trench.

2011 Planting List

Started on Feb 20, 2011
Bell peppers

• Big Dipper
• Crispy HB

Started on March 5, 2011
Peppers

• Serrano Chili
• Anaheim Chili
• Tam Jalapeno

Squash

• Dixie Hybrid (yellow crookneck)
• Black Beauty (zucchini)

Melons

• Jubilee (watermelon)
• Sierra Gold (cantaloupe)
• Hale's Best (cantaloupe)
• Ambrosia (cantaloupe, from last years' seed)
  

Eggplant

• Black Beauty

Cucumber

• Marketmore 76
• Burpee Hybrid II
• Burp Free
• Pickalot Hybrid

Tomatoes

• Cherry - Supersweet 100 VF, Hybrid
• Grape - Juliet Hybrid
• Better Boy Hybrid
• Big Boy Hybrid
• Roma VF
  

Seed Catalogs

Best all around cucumber: Delikatesse from rareseeds.com (aka “Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds”) http://rareseeds.com/vegetablesa-c/cucumber/delikatesse-cucumber.html

Other Seed Catalogs:

Main street Seed and Supply

http://companionplants.com/

http://www.southernexposure.com/

http://www.sheffields.com/

http://seedrack.com/ (aka Whatcom Seed Company)

Fall Crop Ideas

Here is a reminder of what to plant next fall.

Semi-Hardy Vegetables	Hardy Vegetables
(tolerates light frost)	(tolerates hard frost)
Beets	Broccoli
Carrot	Brussels Sprouts
Cauliflower	Cabbage
Celery	Collards
Chard	Kale
Chinese Cabbage	Kohlrabi
Endive	Mustard Greens
Lettuce	Onion
Parsnip	Parsley
Potato	Peas
Salsify	Radish
	Spinach
	Turnip