Down on the Farm: Zucchini season

Down on the Farm: Zucchini season

Two inches of rain and it’s time to pick the garden again. Tomatoes are ripening, green beans lengthening, and the zucchini? Yikes!

The Last Windrow: 'Ode to a Zucchini' — it's that time of year

You may have a monster growing unawares in the middle of your garden. No, it's not a giant rootworm or potato beetle. It's not some giant, jumping earthworm or slithering slug. But it is there, and this time of year the monsters seem to be abundant. Of what do I speak? It's a vegetable called a zucchini. It's green, it's long and it grows overnight while you sleep! Garden produce has hit the northern marketplace. Roadside stands featuring newly …