Zucchini fruit growing long & skinny

I got one nice fat zucchini off my plant-about 7 in long. Now the ones growing are growing long and skinny-what is my problem?

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 07/17/2017 @ 10:47 pm

It could be the variety you are growing, the growing conditions or even pollination issues.
Many gardeners pick their zucchini at small sizes, but left on the vine will grow larger.
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