The zucchini is a herbaceous plant that is usually sown in the spring months of April and May, or about a month earlier if grown in a greenhouse.

Zucchini is also called zucchini, wild rice squash, white squash and American squash, depending on the region will also change the name.

1, Zhoukou and Puyang area generally pine melon;

2, Baoding and Handan and other areas called zucchini;

3, the northeast region is called the corner of the gourd;

What does zucchini look like

Zucchini petiole is very stout, velvet hairs, the leaves are very hard, but very erect, triangular or semi-circular, generally the upper part is dark green, the lower part of the color lighter, the veins are all part is lighter in color, and the veins of the leaves are all strigose.

Where does zucchini grow

Zucchini likes warm environments, and generally grows in sunny and well-drained land, zucchini is native to North America, and is now commonly cultivated in China.

Zucchini efficacy and role

Zucchini is rich in glucose, vitamin C, protein, carotene, fat, fiber and calcium and other nutrients, it has a moistening lungs to relieve coughs, clearing heat and diuretic, in addition to annoyance and thirst, swelling and other effects, but also can be used to treat edema and abdominal distension, cirrhosis and ascites, thirst, sores and nephritis, etc., and in addition, zucchini can be used as a stir-fry.