Carve your Zucchini!
Save a couple of those giant zucchini to
make fun Jack-o-lanterns this Halloween!
So if you accidentally grow a giant zucchini, don't throw it away! Big zukes are great for making spicy fritters, stuffed zucchini boats, soups, curries, burritos, casseroles, and so much more. Don't let them go to waste! And, if it's late in the season and you have more than you can eat, save a couple of the big ones to carve into jack-o-lanterns for Halloween! Just cut them in half, scoop out the insides and carve. They are much easier to carve than traditional pumpkins, so they are great for kids.
Got Giant Zucchini?
Carve them into Jack-o-Lanterns!
Zucchini are easy to carve – just cut in half, scoop out the seeds, and carve fun faces in them. They can be set on top candle (we put them on plates so the candle doesn't make a mess on the patio).
The soft flesh of zucchini is easily carved for some fun glowing teeth! 
Compost your carved pumpkins and zucchini after
Halloween for a healthy treat for your soil.
Grow your own Black Beauty Zucchini Seeds!
Summer Squash Black Beauty produces a huge crop of tender zucchini squash during the summer. Harvest zucchini squash when the fruits are small. This will result in a more tender and flavorful squash.
Zucchini Seeds are super easy to grow and are a great choice for the beginner gardener. Direct seeding zucchini is the easiest and often the mos successful way to grow zucchini, as they have short delicate roots and don't like to be transplanted.
You can even plant Zucchini Seeds late in mid-summer for a fall harvest, we just planted some seeds in mounds at the end of July, and we already see some zucchini on the plants in late August! WOW! Talk about fast growing! A late planting is also a good way to avoid the squash borers if you have them in your area. 
You can make jack-o-lanterns out of all types of squash!
So don't just carve pumpkins from your garden this Halloween, throw in some giant carved zucchini too! They make a great lineup.
Also, be sure to save the large seeds from any of your pumpkins, squash and zucchini, as they are super tasty when roasted!
Try our Spicy Pumpkin Seeds Recipe »
Happy growing!
