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Batavia's Fix family marvels at unexpectedly long zucchini

By Howard B. Owens

Apparently, Nate Fix got his hands on some magic zucchini beans seeds this spring.

It's not like he has Beanstalks reaching up to the clouds above, but Sicilian zucchini typically grows to about 10 inches in length. What Nate is harvesting this summer are zucchinis that exceed 3 1/2 feet in length.

Nate and his wife Kayte plant a garden every year, but they've never had zucchini grow taller than daughter Hannah, who is 3 1/2.

Nate said they used organic fertilizer and did nothing out of the ordinary. He said perhaps a reader knows why this year's zucchini grew so massive.

Photos courtesy Nate Fix.

Brenda Ranney

Is this plant also known as Cucuzza ? Grows like a vine ?

I'd love to barter you for some seed. I have Cherokee Purple and Howard German tomato seeds among others.

Aug 21, 2011, 6:56pm Permalink
Bernard Hoerbelt

That zucchini is called trombicino type and is more of a gourd that squash but both are members of the same family....If you keep the seeds they probably won't give you the same type next year unless that's the only kind of squash you grew in your garden.

Aug 21, 2011, 11:01pm Permalink

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