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July 20, 2020  |  By Claire Sinovic In Schoolyard Gardens

How to Harvest Cucumbers and Zucchini

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Are you noticing bright little yellow flowers on your cucumber plants or big beautiful orange flowers on your zucchini plants? Take a closer look in between those vines and stalks, because you may have cucumbers and zucchini ready for harvest!

Check out our quick how-to video below starring KCCG’s wonderful Community Partner Gardens Coordinator, Amanda!

Harvest Highlights:

Cucumbers 

  • Take about 6-8 weeks from planting to harvest.
  • Ideal harvest size depends on the variety planted.
  • SYG varieties include Marketmore 76, which you’ll harvest at about 6-8 inches long and County Fair, which you should harvest at about 3-4 inches long.
  • If they get too big, cucumbers can be bitter, seedy, and even turn yellow
  • Cucumbers are delicious when eaten raw or pickled and will last in the fridge for about 10 days.

Zucchini

  • Take about 6-8 weeks from planting to harvest
  • Ideal harvest size is about 6 inches long.
  • If they get too big, zucchini can get seedy and not as flavorful, but fear not! Larger zucchini are great shredded and then added to baked goods for a veggie filled treat!
  • Zucchini are delicious raw, sauteed, or roasted and can even be spiralized into noodles!

Happy Harvesting!

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