Spaghetti Sauce

[GrnBay007]

I water mine daily, and if it is really hot late in the summer when the plants are large, I water them twice a day. Mine have always done very well.

Do you put any fertilizer or plant food in the soil?

[Iron Mike]

veeery funny thread. i seldom venture to these other forums...don't know why really. i'm surprised skin hasn't made a noodle pulling joke.

[Patler]

Do you put any fertilizer or plant food in the soil?

I use Jobe's fertilizer spikes. They sell one formulated for tomatoes.

[GrnBay007]

Thanks Patler!

[Patler]

I also put fresh soil mix in my pots each year, to prevent any disease carryover from last year's plants.

[MJZiggy]

I use peat moss. We have heavy clay soil here and it does a good job of breaking up the clay in the beds. And the tomatoes get taller than me.

[Patler]

I use peat moss. We have heavy clay soil here and it does a good job of breaking up the clay in the beds. And the tomatoes get taller than me.

I have used peat moss too, mixed with my own soil which is also heavy on the clay side. Tends to hold moisture well, while loosening the soil for better aeration. Typical peat moss adds little nutrients, however. Some of the peat moss sold is actually mixed with compost for added nutrient value.

[Harlan Huckleby]

peat moss in spaghetti sauce? odd choice, not enough interest to look further into this thread.

[Little Whiskey]

I'm also not planning squash or zucchini this year unless someone at work asks me to plant it. I get giant vegetables that no one eats.

pick them more often when they are smaller.

cut them into thick slices, coat them in oil and italian seasoning and throw them on a hot grill. its great!

[George Cumby]

Seriously mate. Basil leaves are really only any use when they are thrown in right at the end of anything. They're not up to a good simmer. they just die.

You misunderstand me. I am buying what you are selling and tip my hat to your culinary expertise. I just like the "plaster it with spinach" image.

[George Cumby]

That's just not right.

[Upnorth]

Giant zuccini's can be awesome. Cut one in half, scoop out the seeds and half of the flesh of one of the pieces making a zucchini boat. Bake the boat at 350 for half an hour. While its cooking mix ground beef rice diced tomatoes and some spices together. Scoop that into the zucchini boat after the half hour. Coat with cheeze. Cook for 45 mins at 350. Eat a complete meal.
You will still have the zucchini guts and the other half. Compost the guts and throw the other half at someone you don't like. Do this about 800 times and you will finally use up all the damn zucchini's you planted! Why the hell do wee plant 6 zucchini's every year! I could build a little zucchini fort our of them! Even my sheep and horses got sick of them.

[GrnBay007]

Giant zuccini's can be awesome. Cut one in half, scoop out the seeds and half of the flesh of one of the pieces making a zucchini boat. Bake the boat at 350 for half an hour. While its cooking mix ground beef rice diced tomatoes and some spices together. Scoop that into the zucchini boat after the half hour. Coat with cheeze. Cook for 45 mins at 350. Eat a complete meal.

That actually sounds pretty good. My ex-mother in law used to cut them into slices and put some coating on them and fry them. Usually the smaller or med. sized ones. They were very good. Not the healthiest way to eat them of course but was always a treat to have them that way once or twice a year.

[Upnorth]

Its like a cabbage roll but with zucchini and cheeze instead of cabbage. I also have a great butternut squash recipe but it is really fattening!

[Little Whiskey]

Giant zuccini's can be awesome. Cut one in half, scoop out the seeds and half of the flesh of one of the pieces making a zucchini boat. Bake the boat at 350 for half an hour. While its cooking mix ground beef rice diced tomatoes and some spices together. Scoop that into the zucchini boat after the half hour. Coat with cheeze. Cook for 45 mins at 350. Eat a complete meal.
You will still have the zucchini guts and the other half. Compost the guts and throw the other half at someone you don't like. Do this about 800 times and you will finally use up all the damn zucchini's you planted! Why the hell do wee plant 6 zucchini's every year! I could build a little zucchini fort our of them! Even my sheep and horses got sick of them.

HAHA, I was debating which way to go. this was the other the other option I almost posted! great minds think alike. We have these a couple times during the year. Most of the times though the large Zucchini's are just used for target practice. Kinda like left over pumkins the kids don't sell. Its very amusing what a 12 guage will do to a pumkin or zucchini!

and now zigg has 3 options for those large zucchini's!!!!