Trimming Zucchinni Plants

Zucchini seeds grow into a very large plant. The leaves can be as big as or bigger than two hand palms. Sometimes the plant gets a fungus. I prefer to trim the leaves off rather than use chemicals or dish soap and water solution.

Zucchini plant after trimming the diseased leaves off is healthier and more vibrant.

To trim you need a pair of gardening scissors or hand pruners and a pair of gloves. The zucchini leaves are very bristly which can give you a slivers.

Zucchini plant with fungus before trimming.

Step 1– Grab the diseased leaf about 1 ½ - 2 inches from the main stem and cut.

Here you can see the leaf stems that have been cut. They are hollow.

Step 2- Throw out the diseased leaves. DO NOT put them in your compost heap.

Notice the bud is still attached to one of the zucchinis and there are allot of new leaves growing along with new buds and blossoms.

A close-up of the zucchini flower still attached to the zucchini.

The next day after trimming the zucchini plant I took this photo. The zucchini is lying on a bed of chives.

The flower top has fallen off the zucchini.

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