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05 Oct 16, Kimberly (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

My husband has just got me to cut all the leaves off the ground and says this will help prevent the mould and produce better veggies - is this true?

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09 Jul 16, pete (Australia - temperate climate)

Try the climbing zucchini. The heirloom sort. You can by them at diggers.com.au called "Zuccini Tromboncino" they are much tougher. Always remember to make a $5 hole for a 50 cent plant. Dig deep fill with the soil you dug out mixed with compost 50/50.

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04 Jul 16, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Poor pollination

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05 Jul 16, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Agreed! All of my zucchini flowers died :( This is not normal. When I was a child my Dad grew zucchini without an ounce of trouble with pollination. Not a bee in sight nowadays. I'm scared to plant pumpkins now too.

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11 Aug 16, Chris (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Now a days you have to hand pollinate zucchini, pumpkin, squashes, anything that has a large male flower just poke it into a female flower. Male flowers appear first and females on the side shoots, in pumpkins. I also do cucumbers and rockmelon (cantaloupe) with a paint brush, just brushing every flower if I don't see signs of anything happening.

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27 Apr 16, Megan (Australia - tropical climate)

I have been having trouble growing black Jack zuchini. They grow with yellowish leaves not healthy green ones what am I doing wrong. I have given them sea sole complete fertilizer every two weeks. Have prayed with watery milk for fungus. What is wrong????? Thanks Megan from Townsville.

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15 May 16, Genevieve (Australia - temperate climate)

Zucchini doesn't seem to grow well in humid conditions.

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19 Feb 16, Ted (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi Emily , I have the same problem with the white powdery mildew on my yellow Zucchini plants. I cut off all the worst affected leaves and and fruit and put them in the rubbish bin. Then I washed the remaining leaves with a strong jet of water early in the morning and allowed to dry completely then I applied a mixture of Eco-oil and Neem Oil to the entire plant and surrounding soil at the recommended dose. After three applications, a week apart, the mould appears to be under control and my Zucchini's are looking good and fruiting again. Hope this helps Emily, good luck.

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28 Feb 16, Linda (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi Emily, WPM is annoying, I got it in my pumpkin patch a few years ago, Ted's treatment sounds effective. I got a 500ml spray bottle and put a tspn of bicarb soda in it and filled it with water, I then sprayed the leaves with it 3-4 times a week until they started to look healthier, I too removed some of the worst effected plants and burnt them, good luck and happy gardening, - Linda

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14 Feb 16, Dianne (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Best time in Geraldton Wa to grow Zucchinis

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