I am somewhat embarrassed to reveal the depth of my cucuzza craziness, but I just went outside with a flashlight, and my one baby C is now a preteen..It might be a teenager by the morning. I spotted another one that also appears to have grown since I spotted it today. At that point, I decided I should not be up on an eight foot ladder at one in the morning.
LOL!
One bee, heading for the 'interior'. They really go deep into the bloom - this certainly makes sure they end up with lots of pollen on them.
Double bees - one in each blossom!
Plenty of potential Trombettas on the vine - if they all turn into large squash, I'll be knee deep in them. The largest (which is out of the picture to the right) is probably getting close to 18" and growing noticeably every day so some Trombetta bread/noodles should be in my near future.
I am somewhat embarrassed to reveal the depth of my cucuzza craziness, but I just went outside with a flashlight, and my one baby C is now a preteen..It might be a teenager by the morning. I spotted another one that also appears to have grown since I spotted it today. At that point, I decided I should not be up on an eight foot ladder at one in the morning.You are funny, sockmonkey. Always enjoy your comments. I was out tonight not quite as late, but with a flashlight to send a few slugs to an early demise. Not as much fun as looking at curcuzzas, but it needed to be done. Heartbreaking, as our lettuce was doing so beautifully. I found ten of those little devils tonight; have you ever had slugs, and if so, what did you find worked best?