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Don Cheeto

Can I ask what in the world might be up with my cocozelle zucchini plant not growing at all? I tagged her for the images but here's what's up: - 📍We're in 9A and I got this from a tiny gardening festival in March. She was in a "bleh" state. - ☀️She gets full sunlight at least 8h a day in my concrete garden bed. I'm aware of the heat in concrete so I think she's about 6in away from the edge. - 💦I've been watering maybe twice a week I think, if not more. At first it was yellowing a bit, but I assume that was because of the transplant stress from a pot to a garden bed. Then it went back to this greenish yellow. And I looked stuff up, it's apparently normal for it to turn such colors anyways. Almost a month later and it's almost like it hasn't grown even one new leaf. 🤷🏾‍♀️ Very very very slowly, only a couple of the leaves have gotten maybe 1cm bigger. I thought for a second it might be the dang leaf miners and caterpillars, but there isn't one hole or miner tunnel in here. There are white flies ▫️🪰 everywhere in the evening if that is an issue, but I have Thuricide and Neem oil that have splashed onto her from spraying my other plants near her. And even if that's bad, I only just bought that a week ago.

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  1. Lo plants

    It looks like you're trying to figure out why your cocozelle zucchini plant is being a bit of a diva and not growing! Don't worry, we've all been there with our leafy friends.🌱 The Science of Zucchini StallingZucchini plants, like most plants, need a whole bunch of things to thrive: sunlight, water, nutrients, and the right temperature. You mentioned it's getting plenty of sun, which is great! However, the soil temperature around concrete can get pretty toasty, and while zucchini like warmth, too much heat can stress them out. Also, transplant shock is totally a thing – it's like when you move to a new school and take a while to adjust.🧐 What's the Deal?Sometimes, even with good intentions, plants can be tricky. The yellowing could be a sign of nutrient deficiency, or maybe it's not getting enough water despite your efforts. If you've checked for pests and haven't found any obvious culprits like leaf miners, it might be worth considering a balanced fertilizer to give it a little boost. Happy growing!

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      So even if it doesn't look like it with no tunnels, leaf miners can still dig in there? :/ I figured I was getting my hopes a bit high with this one but thank you, I'll keep spraying the Neem and Thuricide and see if that works. If not maybe we can repot with more Black Kow...

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