Dry, pickle or freeze

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What to do with the zucchini?

Zucchini keep best at temperatures of up to 12 ° C. A place in the basement is ideal. Please do not store near apples and tomatoes, as their ripening gas causes the zucchini to spoil more quickly. The refrigerator is rather unsuitable for the zucchini that is sensitive to the cold.

Dry zucchini

  • Cut the zucchini into slices
  • Thread on discs or place on a grid and leave to air dry
  • or on the baking sheet or Dry the wire shelf in the oven

Insertion

Similar to cucumbers, you can preserve zucchini in a jar. To do this, you put them in a hot brew of water, spices and herbs in mason jars.

Freeze

Most types of zucchini are unsuitable for freezing, as this will make the fruit soft and watery. The “Gold Rush F1” variety is an exception.

Tips & Tricks

You can use spherical zucchini like the “Eight ball F1 Hybride” variety as original dishes. To do this, you let the fruit ripen, cut it in half and hollow it out. The bowl is ready.

The garden journal freshness-ABC

How can fruit & vegetables be stored correctly so that they stay fresh as long as possible?

The garden journal freshness ABC as a poster:

  • as free PDF file to print out on your own