Prickles's zucchini (Blackjack) x 4 Harvesting
Plant: Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo var. cylindrica) | Variety: Black Jack
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I seem to have the most luck with the “Blackjack” variety.
Admittedly, we didn’t have much luck last summer but I put that down to the heat and lack of bees. I wasn’t fit enough to pollinate the flowers so we grew lots of leaves and little else.
This season I also allowed a couple of calendulas to grow in the same bed in the hope that they will attract bees.
Dec 23: picked our first zucchini, 12ozs/375g
Dec 30: picked 2 @ 1½lb/ and 2lb.
Jan 1 picked 1 @ 2lb/1kg
Jan 3 picked 2 @ 4lb/2kg and 2lb 5oz/1kg
Jan 12 picked 2 @ 5lb and 2lb
Jan 15: Not a very happy chappy. Went up to check on zooks this morning and nearly every one of picking size was rotten – even a lot of the small ones! Must be this wet & humid weather. Drat!
At least I got one which was 1kg.
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Prickles's zucchini (Blackjack) Care Instructions
Try for a seed spacing of at approx. 2.93 feet (90.0 cm) and sow at a depth of around 0.99 inches (2.54 cm) if planning to sow direct.
Ensure you have enough space in your garden for this plant - Zucchini 'Black Jack' is known for growing to a height of approximately 90.0 cm (that's 2.93 feet in imperial).
Your garden has full sun light, which is a great match for Zucchini 'Black Jack'.
Your garden has combination soil: try to position in a loam soil for the best result.
Remember to water moderately.
Your garden's USDA Hardiness Zone (9b) is within the ideal range for Zucchini 'Black Jack'. The recommended range is between Zone 3 and 12.
A soil ph of between 5.6 and 7.5 is ideal for Zucchini 'Black Jack' as it does best in acidic to alkaline soil so test your soil acidity often.
Zucchini 'Black Jack' tends to be susceptible to Powdery Mildew and squash vine borer so keep a note of any developing symptoms.
More information about zucchini (Blackjack) is available in the Folia gardener's wiki. All zucchini (Blackjack) Care Instructions have been kindly provided by our members.
Harvest Tally
Milestones
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08 Apr 2011
Harvesting day 219
5.0 x item 0.26 kg
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07 Apr 2011
Harvesting day 218
2.0 x item 2.5 kg
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03 Apr 2011
Harvesting day 214
1.0 x item 1.0 kg
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31 Mar 2011
Harvesting day 211
1.0 x item 0.39 kg
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29 Mar 2011
Harvesting day 209
1.0 x item 1.5 kg
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13 Mar 2011
Harvesting day 193
2.0 x item 3.0 kg
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10 Mar 2011
Harvesting day 190
1.0 x item 2.5 kg
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05 Mar 2011
Harvesting day 185
5.0 x item 8.0 kg
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01 Mar 2011
Harvesting day 181
1.0 x item 1.0 kg
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26 Feb 2011
Harvesting day 178
1.0 x item 2.0 kg
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22 Feb 2011
Harvesting day 174
2.0 x item 3.0 kg
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19 Feb 2011
Harvesting day 171
One of these was truly a giant, don’t know how we missed it
2.0 x item 5.0 kg
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11 Feb 2011
Harvesting day 163
4.0 x item 6.0 kg
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08 Feb 2011
Harvesting day 160
3.0 x item 3.1 kg
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03 Feb 2011
Harvesting day 155
2.0 x item 4.2 kg
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31 Jan 2011
Harvesting day 152
1.0 x item 1.2 kg
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28 Jan 2011
Harvesting day 149
1.0 x item 1.0 kg
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27 Jan 2011
Harvesting day 148
2.0 x item 1.2 kg
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25 Jan 2011
Harvesting day 146
1.0 x item 1.5 kg
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15 Jan 2011
Harvesting day 136
9.0 x item 11.0 kg
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26 Nov 2010
Flowering day 86
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14 Sep 2010
Transplanted day 13
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01 Sep 2010
Transplanted day 0
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