15 Types Of Zucchini From A to Z
From classic green to zephyr zucchini, we’re covering the most popular types of zucchini from A to Z in this helpful guide to courgette!
All types of squash plants (including zucchini) originated in the Americas. When early explorers discovered these starchy plants, they brought them back to Europe and started growing and cultivating them there.
We can credit Italy with creating the modern-day zucchini. They dubbed it the zucchino (little squash). The zucchini made its way back to America in the 1920s, but it was ignored by most consumers for about 50 years. We just didn’t know what we were missing!
But it ended well as today we have volumes of zucchini recipes from zucchini noodles to stuffed zucchini and zucchini dessert crisp! And, there are more than a few varieties of zucchini to choose from.
Zucchini is a popular summer squash that is loved by many for its mild flavor and versatile nature. It can be eaten raw or cooked and is often used in salads, soups, stews, roasted as a side, and even as a substitute for pasta. Today we are going to look at 15 different types of zucchini.
Zucchini Varieties:
Bianco di Trieste Zucchini
Black Beauty Zucchini
Classic Green Zucchini
Cocozelle Zucchini or Striped Zucchini
Costata Romanesco Zucchini
Gadzukes Zucchini
Green Bush Zucchini
Green Egg Squash
Lebanese Zucchini
Magda Zucchini
Pattypan Squash
8 Ball Zucchini or Round Zucchini
Tromboncino Zucchini
Yellow Zucchini
Zephyr Squash
Continues, with information and photos of each type at:
https://www.liveeatlearn.com/types-of-zucchini/
No such thing.
Zucchini bread. Freeze it for winter mornings. Loaf upon loaf. :)
Good morning.
I’m buried in peas.
My onions and garlic and Brussel sprouts are doing well. Lettuce is starting to bolt. I jsut put in some zucchini, hopefully late enough to avoid squash bugs.
I have beets and trunips comeing along nicely.
And the weeds are going gang busters.
I lost my first zucchini plant yesterday to a vine borer. I have twelve left and so far have managed to keep the squash bugs at bay. They are planted all over our farm and I did succession planting so hopefully some pull through. My lettuce was also succession planting and the last bunch is doing well but the first two are bolting which is okay. I have a huge onion and garlic harvest which should last us all winter. Potatoes are okay but a bit disappointing. A friend gave us several tomato plants but I think that they are kind that ripen all at once. But once those produce their yield I have a bunch of volunteers from last year, hopefully romas which will start producing. So all going well.
You know you have too many zucchini when you try making zucchini wine!
Squash got the fungus. My son thinks it is due to it being shaded in the morning when the dew is out. We are still getting Squash and Cucumbers. Radishes and Beets are in pots. We thought it was going to be a Basil-less year but they have rebounded. Tomatoes are slow this year due to a cool June.
Deer keeps eating my zucchini flowers before I can harvest them for frittatas.
Sweet corn is flattened. Will make it a giant pita to pick but it won't ruin the crop.
I was preoccupied when the first squall line hit and didn't shut the door to the hoop house so I get to install a new layer of visqueen.
Everything else in the garden is pretty well wind-whipped but should recover soon enough. I've got a few tree limbs down and plenty of wind-blown mess to pick up.
I was hoping to get the boat out on the river this weekend and try to catch a catfish or three but it looks like I'll be cleaning up this mess instead. The first BLTs of the summer will take away some of the sting.
Meanwhile, we are heating up in So Cal - temps of 90-100 expected in the foreseeable future. Glad I planted a lot of cactus and succulents.
We do have a few other plants that like the heat, and are drought tolerant such as bougainvillea:
"Orange King" with an ever-blooming "Crown of Thorns" in the background:
This pineapple lily is just getting started:
Lots of Monarch and Swallowtail butterflies in the yard on the milkweed:
And my helpers who have had enough of the heat:
BTTT!!!
My zucchini plant is churning out zucchinis sufficient for my own use and enough to give to neighbors. One of the cucumber plants seems to have some kind of disease resulting in yellow webbing all over the leaves. One variety is worse than the other one. So I don’t know how long I’ll continue to get cucumbers. The eggplant plants have finally taken off, maybe I’ll get some eggplants soon. Looks like a bit of a wait for the cantaloupe plants, although they’ve grown a lot in the past week or so.
After I took the pic, I stood there looking at them and noticed how well the Red Deuce hybrid and Chadwick Cherry heirloom match in color.
Hit the Amish store today because someone told me they got really good peaches from there. Didn't have any this afternoon so I grabbed a cherry/grape mater mix quart and the yellow has to be Sungold because there is no heirloom equal in taste. They did have a little section of heirloom tomatoes of unnamed varieties. They were pretty fugly. Also grabbed green beans and little sweet peppers. Also scored on some very fresh dairy stuff. Raw milk from within past 24 hrs and raw butter.
I'm going to try and make the raw milk and butter our regular items as much as possible.