Topic: Last Years Gold Rush Cougettes....problem..

[gunnerbee]

they didnt seem to hit it off in my garden, even though the greeen courgettes done very well. The Gold Rush seemed to grow a few inches, then they rotted off on the ends, i had one about 4inchs long and thin as a pencil, they seem to be more fussy than the marrow and other courgettes that i grow, or am i doing something wrong? Thanks for any answers ..

[supersprout]

I have tried to grow yellow courgettes in the past gunnerbee, and had exactly the same problem. The few that survived didn't IMHO taste as good as the green varieties. So now I don't grow them! ;D ;D ;D

[plot51A]

Same experience here - thought it was just me  ;D

[sandersj89]

This may be due to pollination problems, fruit that does not set rot of at the tip.

Courgette flowers are triggered by temperature, but male and female flowers can be produced out of sink early in the season with the weather is a but up and down.

Manual polination may help ease the problem.

HTH

Jerry

[jennym]

Thought I'd grown Gold Rush last year, but on checking, find it was Jemmer. This was a lovely yellow courgette, no problems at all, tasted sweet and nutty - was told to try them raw, for the first time, and got hooked. Would recommend Jemmer.

[Paulines7]

I grew Jemmer last year and had problems with them.  The fruits on two of the plants kept rotting off and those on the third bush were all misshapen and bubbly.
I will finish up the seeds this year and grow them in a different place.  Here's a picture of last years ones.

[moonbells]

This is a bit weird. I've grown gold rush for several seasons now and they make lovely courgettes (though I admit that the first year was the best for fruiting - that was the hot year).  I cube them and the green ones and freeze spare bagfuls, which makes for a pretty veg when I need them. 

I shall be growing them again this year, with Defender and some trailing marrows.

moonbells

[fbgrifter]

my jemmers were great tho not as prolific as the green varieties