I love growing zucchini in my garden, but it does take over! I planted an heirloom variety my first year of gardening and it continued to grow up to three years later—even though I didn’t plant any seeds those years. But if you have the space, garden-fresh zucchini is absolutely worth it.
The trick to making zucchini noodles is to use zucchini that’s not too large. The seeds in large zucchini can make a mess out of your spiral slicer. I prefer to use zucchini no larger than 12 inches long and 2 inches wide.