Last spring, Joshua brought home 6 little seedlings that they'd started at school...the zinnia, marigold and sunflower just didn't make it. However, the green bean plant, the zucchini and the pumpkin have all done well. His green bean has done better than the other ones that have been planted! One zucchini plant has provided more than enough zucchini for all of us and Grandma Darlene. And the pumpkin plant has spread like an octopus through the end of the garden (and through the fence) and produced one large pumpkin...the other evening, Mom, Brian and the boys went out to pick some yellow squash and to check on the pumpkin...here are the boys with the pumpkin...
And then here is our "Hidden Treasure"...this guy was hiding out somehow and was missed by everyone for awhile...
It weighed in at 5.8 POUNDS!!! That's a lot of zucchini bread!
Nathaniel could barely stand up holding it...
And this is what it ended up as...18+ cups of grated zucchini that today, some of will be made into a cake, and 2 kinds of cookies. Any good zucchini recipes anyone?
2 comments:
That is one huge zuccini! Zuccini bread and cake sound sooo good.
Man, I wish we could have a garden year round. There is nothing in this world better than fresh produce from the garden!
That pumpkin is aweseome! So glad you guys were able to grow "school" plants to maturity. I always wondered, when I sent them home with my 2nd graders, if any ever survived.
For great recipes, go to AllRecipes.com and type in zucchini in the ingredients list. I'm sure you'll get more than you can use!
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