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I don't know if you know about zucchini. Here you see it in its sweet, lovely, innocent phase, all pretty flowers and leaves. But then, it morphs into the the plant that will take over the world. At first, you get the sweetest, tastiest little squash, all succulent and yummy. They get a little bigger, but still, you have them for dinner--again. And then, the very next day, you go out to your garden and are met by vicious, huge, green monsters. They have gone from those lovely, delicious delicacies into gigantic, inedible THINGS. They are everywhere, you can't escape--RUN, RUN, RUN while you can. For these are the zucchini that will take over the world!! You can NOT escape.
Moral of the story---be careful, be VERY careful if you plant zucchini. They are the stuff of nightmares!!
Comments (16)
Richardphotos
love the rush of color.such vibrant orange
bmac62
Here Eve...just take a bite of this apple...it tastes so good...heh, heh. Lovely golden blooms with a lot of texture for a flower. Well done.
awjay
beautiful color
Meisiekind
Never thought of them that way!!! lol... The flowers sure are gorgeous and the image stellar!
MrsRatbag
Around here they get left on doorsteps and desks as anonymous gifts; my sister makes great zucchini bread, but you can only eat so much of that too!
durleybeachbum
MM! tempting to try, I LOVE monsters..just the once.
Charberry
Save the large ones for the seed for next year's take over! ;c) Beautiful flowers, and such a brilliant color. I love squash too. Have made zucchini bread, too. Love the yellow varieties. People always try to give me the big ones that do not taste very good. I think the monster plants also do some mind controll in that area. lol
sharky_
We grew some and they do taste good... Nice capature... Aloha
thevolunteer
Gorgeous colors. Hum, didn't know they were so "wild". Enjoy them while you can, then Run, run, run.....Aloha
MrsLubner
I purposely let half of mine grow to a super-size. I half and hollow them, and make the best stuffed zucchini, or use a potato peeler and use the skins to make a fabulous salad with a super light dressing. Or slice them into paper-thin "coins" and deep fry them quickly for a snack in front of the TV at night. Also, the large ones can be sliced lengthwise in 1/8 to 1/4 inch slices and use the long, wide slices like pasta to whip up a veggie lasagna. The small ones are wonderful with dinner but I can always use the big ones too!
goodoleboy
The blooms are almost like Angel's Trumpets in this cool Northwest ambiance capture, Marilyn. As for zucchini, for me it was addictive and delicious, and I used to have it all the time, until I converted to cruciferous veggies, such as broccoli, cauliflower and brussels sprouts. I also used to have collard greens and string beans. In its raw form I like carrots, celery, green onions, lettuce, radishes, and red bell peppers.
danapommet
All 100% true but they make a great soup. Beautiful capture of the flowers. Dana
auntietk
Up here in zucchiniland you have to "just say no" to people who offer you squash! LOL! They really do leave it on your doorstep, just to get rid of the stuff! . I love it, so I'm always willing to take one or two, but NO MORE than that! I scoop out the seeds, grate and freeze the big ones and make bread later in the year when the weather cools a bit. Mmmmmmmm ... (But if you mail me one, I'll never speak to you again!) =))
jocko500
very lovely
bazza
Nice colourful capture of this monster plant lol.. Watch out it doesn't get you lol.
Chipka
When life hands you zucchini, just make zucchini bread! I grew up with that stuff--and yeah, I think it informed my early interest in science fiction. It's a bit odd to see a zucchini big enough to have its own ZIP code, just looming where once there was an innocent plant; and yeah, it's prolific as heck. The funny thing is, I don't actually like anything in the squash family very much, but I'll eat raw zucchini in a salad or baked into zucchini bread; I can live off of that stuff. And well...needless to say, I love this photo. It's been a long time since I've seen any of this growing. My maternal grandparents always grew it (and too many tomatoes) and so summers were always a feast of garden fresh tomatoes (I ate them like apples with just a wee pinch of salt) and zucchini (I always put it in my salad with a vinegar and oil dressing...or just made zucchini and tomato salad with feta cheese and sunflower seeds or pine nuts.) And seeing this image brings all of that back. I really love the color, and I'll have to say that zucchini flowers are among my favorites.