Growing Zucchini and Protecting Against Hail Damage
Zucchini is one of the hardiest crops you can grow as it can handle a variety of weather conditions and pests. With prolific growth and prickly leaves, pests find zucchini leaves less desirable than other garden vegetables. Yet, hail is one menace to zucchini that can eradicate whole crops of zucchini and vegetables alike if it strikes during the young seedling stage when all gardens are most tender. Here in the mountain conditions of Colorado, we have found that a simple metal basket and/or garden netting placed over the seedlings for the first month of growth can make all the difference in the protecting against the early spring hail storms we often receive.
RECOMMENDED SUPPLIES:
- Mainstays Rose Gold Wire Basket - Only sold in Walmart Stores
- Garden Netting - Walmart
