big zucchini.
Apparently zucchini this size aren’t unusual. Wikipedia says they they can grow to nearly 3 feet in length, but they are normally harvested at about 6–10 inches. Bigger ones have tough skins and seeds.
Ann wondered what the world record was. Guiness doesn’t give the dimensions but says the heaviest weighed 64 pounds 8 oz. and the longest was 8 ft 3.3 in.
We’ll stick with the smaller ones if we can.
November 12, 2021
I found the bigger ones tougher – when I was growing them – good to see you are still getting a return on the plants…
They do get tough. In the old days my mother would cut them lengthwise, hollow out the seeds, fill them with a meat stuffing and bake them.
Just think of the enormous salad they would make!
I’m afraid they would be much too tough for that. As I told Catherine, my mother would cut them lengthwise, hollow out the seeds, and bake them with some meat filling.
i see recipes on line doing the hollow out thing on even the medium sized.. wow on the size of the biggest one. even the mediums can be tough sometime. i am about to go shopping and see what squash they have in wm
Usually the squash in stores have a uniform size. Not so big that the skins are tough.
WOW, a 64 pound zucchini. Thanks for looking that up.
The ones in your picture are the size Wade’s friend used to bring us. I would make a ton of zucchini bread and put them in the freezer and of course the gardener always got some as well.
That’s a good trade. 🙂
They’re beautiful zucchini, and they grow so fast – One day they’re small, and the next day they are ginormous. Kinda like kids and puppies! ?
Yes. You don’t dare turn your back on them. 🙂
I had never thought to look and see how big they get…the records are sure amazing.
Yes. 🙂
do you cook them like your mother did for you and Andy?
I honestly can’t remember ever eating them. how odd!
here … everything is so fried. I think I’ve seen them fried. 😀 xo
I just microwave them for myself. Andy doesn’t like them.
In my experience, the larger
ones are tough and woody?!!
Yes, very hard skins.
Zucchini I like to microwave, too. My neighbors have shared with me some they have grown, but not this year so guess the crop wasn’t good.
That’s probably a good guess.