Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?

[judydawn]

Happy zucchini cooking ES 

[Jamberie]

I look forward to hearing what you cook with those ES. We've also been inundated with squash & zucchini so I put a call out to my Facebook friends asking for ideas... they had some great ideas including char grilling them and covering them in oil to use later in burgers etc, tempura battered pices, crumbed pieces and muffins etc

[mcmich]

A nice haul ES. 

[EmeraldSue]

It was 43 C here today, 33 tomorrow and then hotter again, so no baking planned. I have managed to give away half of them so far, but there are more coming... The light green ones are nice sliced in rounds and then bbq'd. I will make some pizza scrolls and put some zuchhini in the dough for lunch boxes when the weather cools, and stuff the bigger ones and oven bake them.

[Cornish Cream]

Great produce from your garden ES I see Button Squash occasionally here but they are expensive.

[astarra]

Yep, zucchini overload here atm too - and the season has only just begun.   

[Halex]

I am interested to see what my veggie patch is like when we get home

[stacelee]

No joy for me with Zucchinis this year so far, mine keep getting powdery mildew and blossom rot but I did pick two overgrown lebanese cucumbers this morning.  We have actually had quite a few showera in the last few days and the carrots, beetroot and radish seeds that I had given up on are finally sprouting.  My tennis court garden is beginning to actually look like a garden...up until now the only things that were growing well were my corn, pumpkins and some sweet potato vines that are staging a world take over and have to keep being severely disciplined.

[mcmich]

Bought some zucchini plants from Bunnings after seeing all the success everyone is having on here. Planted them on Monday, went to water them yesterday afternoon after work and they had been eaten. 

[cookie1]

Oh no Mich. devastating

ES the zucchini sauce for pasta on here is really lovely..

[Kimmyh]

Great harvest ES.
Thats not good Michele. What ate them?

[judydawn]

Don't you hate that Michele!   

[mcmich]

Not sure if it was birds or possums? Will have to get some wire to put over the next lot.
They are fairly particular as they haven't touched any of the herbs, celery or capsicum.

[achookwoman]

Just catching up.  Wonderful growing everyone.  Some success with growing things in large pots.  As we are on tank water ,  we have to be careful how we use it.  I save rinse water from the kitchen and water these pots.  Have picked baby zucchini which we eat raw in salads. I have posted recipe idea for a salad using Zucchini and carrot served with yoghurt. Was served this in Turkey and asked how it was made.   Also a healthy zucchini cake.  Snap peas starting to flower and bush beans on the way.  Our large veggie patch is weeded and ready to go but we have either been away or it has been too hot.  We can only grow cherry tom as it is usually too cold here for large ones.  
Love the look of all those cherry tomatoes and Banana flowers.  I think they sell the flowers in Asian fruit ships.  

[Lucyluu]

Theres a zucchini pickle  recipe on here from sarsyran  that I made last year. We have only just finished the last jar. It was realy nice, might be worth a try if you have a glut. Can't find the original post so here goes.

Roughly cut 500g zucchini
1 red onion
1 capsicum.
 Place in a large dish and sprinkle  with 1/4 cup of salt.
Cover with water and leave to soak for 2 hours. Drain.
Add to Tmix with 4 chopped tomatoes and pulse until desired consistency is reached.
Add 1 cup raw sugar
1 cup rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons garam masala
2 teaspoons tumeric

Cook on veroma speed 2 for 20 minutes.
Pour into hot sterelized jars and seal