Growing Zucchini, also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash

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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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