Sometimes It is just easier to buy the darn plants!
I did give my neighbor 3 zucchini one time but that is hardly anything for her family of five. But at least I have been eating zucchini and summer squash myself. But the plants are not having fruit now, need to set off another round of blossoms. But the eggplants she noticed as soon as I planted them and told me eggplant is her favorite veggie. So I better have lots of eggplant and more zucchini. Plus everyone wants the home grown tomatoes, including me!