Topic: Yellow Courgettes - When do I pick them?

[rikimuk]

This is the first year I have tried growing anything. I have a courgette plant in a pot that is growing really well and has one yellow (well 2 but ones tiny) courgette thats quite round growing on it. How big does it need to get before I harvest it?

On a seperate note my other courgette plant doesnt seem to be growing at all although it does have two flowers on it. Is this one dying?

Lindsay

[Stevens706]

I grew the yellow round ones last year and aimed to pick when they were about hockey ball size

[Jeannine]

You can pick them very tiny if you want to,they are so good when very small, sometimes I would take part of the stalk , about 3 inches when the squash was about 2 1/2 then slice down the the squash and straight down through  stalk splitting into it two as you go , then cook them like that,stalk and all. I like them Tempura battered but you can do it anyway you want even raw with a dip at that age. The more you pick them the more they grow so picking some very tiny ones increases your yeild over all.

XX Jeannine

[Digeroo]

I get impatient and eat the first courgettes very small.  Delicious.  I also think that when the plant is still quite small it is not ready to produce a bigger one.  Mind are producing better ones now I have given them a good layer of mulch to keep the roots moist.

[Jeannine]

I only ever eat them very tiny XX Jeannine

[PurpleHeather]

From having them for several years. Just because I got a lot of seed, then some one else grew some and did a swap with my green ones for a change.

 I honestly do not think there is any difference (other than the colour of the skin)

[Jeannine]

Oh I can't agree with that, there are so many different flavours and textures,, that really surprises me. XX Jeannine

[manicscousers]

just picked our first yellow pattypan  ;D

[rikimuk]

ok how do i add a photo on here? I have just picked my first courgette yay