• It should be growable in a small space.
  • Would be nice if it didnt require lot of attention.
  • Should fill my stomach
  • Would be nice if I can grow lots of it in a small time.
  • plyth@feddit.org
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    8 days ago

    With zucchini don’t use your own seeds. They can become poisonous.

    I would love to know who voted this down. Don’t you believe it?

    This toxin has caused at least one death of an elderly person, in 2015.[50] Investigators warned that gardeners should not save their own seeds, as reversion to forms containing more poisonous cucurbitacin might occur.[4

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zucchini

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      7 days ago

      Did you miss the part that said the toxin has a bitter taste so it’s only a risk if you don’t have much of a sense of taste? 1 death in a decade is incredibly low.

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      7 days ago

      I didn’t know this, but it seems to be fine as long as you’re able to taste the bitterness and don’t keep eating it if it’s gone bad.