A rare golden ball-shaped zucchini! “you can’t wait to see how it grows!”

Hello! “I’m Ana, the zucchini fairy.” When you think of zucchini, you think of that long, thin orange or green fruit. Zucchini is native to the southern United States and Mexico. It looks like a cucumber, but it’s actually related to pumpkins. Did you know that this zucchini actually comes in many different shapes? Among them, this Goldie is an interesting variety whose fruit becomes ball-shaped. This time I’ll show you how this mysterious round Goldie grows!
- 3/19startSeed planting
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AnaThis is the seed of Zucchini Goldie. It’s the same shape as a pumpkin seed, right?
- 3/26Germination!
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AnaSeeds germinate within a week!
- 4/2Large and thick leaves!
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AnaThe leaves are full of dignity like this! Zucchini grow fast and powerful, so it’s exciting to watch!
- 4/9New leaves begin to open
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AnaBeautiful moe yellow.
- 4/16Leaves start to grow
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AnaIt’s wide on the side and it’s a big leaf, right? “This is getting bigger and bigger.”
- 5/7Leaves start to grow
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AnaThe leaves and stems have become splendid, and it’s finally starting to look like a vegetable.
- 5/14Ground planting
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AnaWhen the number of leaves exceeds 4, it is planted in the ground. From here, spread your roots into the earth and grow more and more!
- 5/21Permanent planting
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AnaIt seems that the roots have become familiar
- 5/28A bud appears!
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AnaIt’s been two months since I planted the seeds. I have flower buds on my stock. It’s cute that there is already a fruit part under the bud.
- 6/4Flowering
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AnaThe large, yellow flowers are bright flowers that look like pumpkins. Since the male and female flowers are separate, pollination requires a medium such as an insect.
- 6/11Pollination. Fruit begins to grow
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AnaWhen the pollination is successful, it finally starts to grow into a ball shape unique to Goldie!
- 6/18The fruit grows
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Ana“Like a ping-pong ball!” “Like an orange!”
As it grows and grows, it continues to be called by various analogies from the gallery, and this odd-shaped zucchini grows quickly. - 6/25Harvest
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Ana3 months after planting seeds. It looks like it’s going to be bigger, but it’s harvested when it’s so big. It’s an interesting story that pumpkin friends resemble pumpkins, but the color is golden as the name suggests. I grew up in a beautiful ball shape!
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It has a good germination rate, and it grows powerfully and bears fruit in a short period of time regardless of the soil. Recommended for beginners of vegetable cultivation.
Cultivation difficulty:★★☆☆☆


















