Can Parthenocarpic Zucchini Save Our Harvest by Helping Us Avoid Pests?

If you're in the U.S. Midwest, squash bugs and squash vine borers often keep you from getting your best zucchini harvest. But what if there were a variety of zucchini you could keep covered the whole time you were growing it so the pests couldn't get to it? And it would fruit without pollination? Today we explore the possibility of parthenocarpy in zucchini varieties, where to find them, and how they can thwart our biggest zucchini pests.

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Burpee 'Sure Thing' zucchini

Dunja - Organic (F1) Zucchini Squash Seed | Johnny's Selected Seeds (johnnyseeds.com)

Golden Glory - (F1) Zucchini Squash Seed | Johnny's Selected Seeds (johnnyseeds.com)

Noche - (F1) Zucchini Squash Seed | Johnny's Selected Seeds (johnnyseeds.com)

Give Parthenocarpic Squash a Try Next Year | Home & Garden Information Center (clemson.edu)