What you shouldn't plant next to zucchini: the wrong neighbors can make vegetables bitter
If you don’t want the zucchini harvested from your plot to have a bitter taste, you should approach the choice of neighbors for this crop with full responsibility.
Do not plant ornamental pumpkins, as well as lagenaria, momordica, crookneck, luffa and other unusual representatives of the pumpkin family near zucchini.
There are other reasons for the appearance of bitterness in fruits, so gardeners should purchase only proven seeds of varieties and hybrids for planting.
Among them, for example, are "King Arthur F1", "Stakhanovite" and "Grunthaler".
Summer residents also need to take proper care of zucchini: do not rush to sow them or plant seedlings in open ground until favorable temperatures are established, prepare the soil, monitor humidity and prevent blossom-end rot, as well as carry out other necessary measures.
What to do with bitter squash
Cucurbitacin, which makes zucchini bitter, is not a poison, but it can ruin the taste of a dish.
It is not destroyed by frying, stewing or boiling, so bitter squash should not be used for these purposes.
But young zucchini with bitterness are suitable for pickling or marinating - at least, this is what experienced housewives say, who have had to deal with such fruits more than once.
