By Vanessa Richins

One of the most common vegetables planted in the home garden is the zucchini.

It’s easy to grow and productive…almost TOO productive.

There are many stories I hear of eager gardeners who find themselves overwhelmed at harvest time when their plants are overflowing with zucchini.

Faced with an unexpected bounty, they foist them upon their neighbors, friends, family, strangers…anyone they come across. I have even heard of zucchini being secretly left on doorstops.

Never fear though - now that you know the secret, you’ll be aware that you don’t need to grow many zucchini plants unless you plan to feed an army.

You’ll want to start by Read the rest of this entry »

By Cindy Naas

Even small gardens can produce staggering amounts of some veggies.

Here are some suggestions and recipes to use up all of the zucchini, chard and tomatoes your garden might be producing right now.

Assuming that all of your neighbors have stopped answering the door when they see you approach with a bag of fresh veggies, you can still use up your harvest without eating the same thing every night.

Zucchini

Zucchini can be blanched and frozen in slices, or steamed, pureed and frozen pre-measured for making zucchini bread later this year. Or, try these recipes:

Zucchini Cranberry Muffins

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar Read the rest of this entry »
  
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