tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post6551990541314921923..comments2023-08-28T07:30:59.692-05:00Comments on MOVING ON TO THE PAST: Produce Market Bargain BinKathy Felsted Usherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-59369540219578294292012-07-03T11:05:29.201-05:002012-07-03T11:05:29.201-05:00Great info! I have not heard that about the zucch...Great info! I have not heard that about the zucchini.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-9522421623305751392012-07-02T19:13:26.591-05:002012-07-02T19:13:26.591-05:00Wow, thanks for that info! I have, luckily, never ...Wow, thanks for that info! I have, luckily, never experienced this and I hope I never do! I will pass on the info to my squash growing friends too.Candy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07863818451136277378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-60793764195574195572012-07-01T17:56:32.831-05:002012-07-01T17:56:32.831-05:00Makes me glad we don't like zucchini. ;o)
Glad...Makes me glad we don't like zucchini. ;o)<br />Glad no one got sick! That is crazy.LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-37372394656801498952012-07-01T09:22:44.742-05:002012-07-01T09:22:44.742-05:00Here is a discussion from the University of Nebras...Here is a discussion from the University of Nebraska on a case from a Dodge county gardener- link below<br /><br /> Eating these vegetables caused severe stomach cramps and diarrhea that lasted for several days. These symptoms are similar to twenty-two cases of human poisoning by bitter zucchini reported in Australia from 1981-1982, and in Alabama and California in 1984. The variety of zucchini grown in Dodge County was 'Black Beauty' and the variety implicated in Australia was 'Blackjack.' Very small amounts (3 grams) of the bitter zucchini were ingested.<br /><br />What should you do if you find extremely bitter zucchini in your garden? Well, you're unlucky since these plants are rare, but don't be discouraged. Don't eat the zucchini and don't give them to your neighbors! Discard them. Finally, don't save seed from plants that produced extremely bitter fruits. If you like to save your own seed, be sure to save fruit only from flowers that have been isolated to ensure that pollen came only from other domesticated, non-bitter squash and not from gourds or wild cucurbits.<br /><br /><br />http://byf.unl.edu/zucchini1Kathy Felsted Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-74001257042498652732012-07-01T09:12:03.781-05:002012-07-01T09:12:03.781-05:00Thankfully the dinner was still good. It just too...Thankfully the dinner was still good. It just took one bite to figure out we needed to pick out the zucchini. I think it must be rare, I have never run across this before. I wonder if it's made worse by our drought and very high temperatures? I believe it was grown right here and not out of town.Kathy Felsted Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-41776638166321130202012-07-01T08:13:47.284-05:002012-07-01T08:13:47.284-05:00It's early in the morning, and I've alread...It's early in the morning, and I've already learned something new today. I'd never heard of cucurbitacin before. Hopefully this is a rare occurrence. You might mention it to the seller. I'm sorry your special dinner didn't turn out exactly as you planned.Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14136276061114462192noreply@blogger.com