Two yellow zucchini flowers: the male is attached to a long stem and the female has the small fruit behind.
What to plant

How to pollinate zucchini plants

The only tricky aspect of growing zucchini can be ensuring plants are pollinated and so produce the fruit that's a kitchen staple year round. These tips from Penny Woodward will help.

Zucchini with cupped leaves
What to plant

Zucchini: one of the great vegie garden staples!

Zucchini have many benefits, including some idiosyncratic relatives that are also worth growing.

Pumpkin and flower
Vegetables

Pollinating pumpkins

Help your pumpkins along with these easy pollination tips.

Zucchini sauté
Recipes

Zucchini sauté

A simple but stunning zucchini sauté from Stephanie Alexander from Organic Gardener’s new Essential Guide Garden to Table.

Cherry tomato clafoutis
Recipes

Cherry tomato clafoutis with zucchini and oregano

This is a play on cherry clafoutis and it is both easy to bake and light as you do not require a pastry crust or a dough — clafoutis is traditionally cooked in cocotte dishes. I use zucchini to give the dish more body and to complement the tomatoes.

How to train organic zucchini/courgettes
Vegetables

How to train organic zucchini/courgettes

PHIL DUDMAN’s organic zucchinis have been framed, and he explains why.