today i harvested the first light green zucchini! its between 5 - 6 inches in length and about 2 1/2 inches in diameter. i am told that if i leave these zucchini on the plant, they can grow rather HUGH, but i would like to eat them (in what kind of recipe, i don't know yet) so i pick them around 6 inches in length. the last zucchini i picked (the dark green one, and it was yesterday), i battered it with egg/teriyaki sauce mixture and a flour/seasoning mixture (garlic, paprika, chili powder, italian seasonings). it was rather good! i served it on a plate of shredded cabbage. not sure yet how im going to cook this one up.


i took a picture of these because i have NO idea what kind of plant they are, and its growing like a weed. i didn't plant it, but the foliage it quite interesting...im talking about the leaves that are "scalloped" (is that the right terminology?), or its cut into fingerlike protrusions at the edges. there is also that unknown plant i photographed this weekend with the small orange flowers that has a low, spreading tendancy. (i still dont know what that is). so if anyone knows what either one is, i would love to know!