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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Squash64 on February 25, 2010, 09:37:00
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In 2005 I grew a fantastic variety of courgette - White Volunteer from
http://realseeds.co.uk/courgettes.html
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It wasn't available the following year so I started growing other varieties.
The other day, I was looking at Real Seeds website and it was there again!
I highly recommend it, but it seems that stock is limited so if you fancy growing a really tasty, productive courgette - get your order in quick!
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Follow the seed saving instructions at the bottom of the Realseeds page, and you'll have it every year!
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Yes, I might give it a try this year Robert.
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they look and sound very similar to some white courgettes I grew last year "Lebanese" from Johnsons. Good size, and very tasty :)
But nice to know Real Seeds have some - why is it that I log onto A4A and then discover things that I didn't know I needed?! ;D
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I didn't 'need' any more courgette seeds either, I've already got the ones I'd planned on growing but While Volunteer are something special so I couldn't resist them. :)
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that good eh?! ;)
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They do look like Lebanese and I agree with 1066 that they are tasty and are the perfect shape for stuffing :D
I will be growing them again this year.
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Another " did'nt need any more etc...." but I had to try these. Also ordered Blue Banana.
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I sometimes wonder what the various companies think. We discuss something on this forum and they have a run on whatever has been recommended. ;D ;D Might order some myself! ;)
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I hadn't thought of stuffing them, I'd been gently frying or grilling them and then adding to salads etc, a lovely gentle flavour is how I'd describe them.
Roll on summer 8)
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They did not have it last year to I grew Trieste instead and was not impressed. I like Clarita but unwins have stopped doing it so got them from Marshalls.
If anyone has any white volunteer I am happy to swap some for clarita or any other courgette.
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I sometimes wonder what the various companies think. We discuss something on this forum and they have a run on whatever has been recommended. ;D ;D Might order some myself! ;)
LOL, I wondered this myself.
On their website they say that stock is limited, I bet it's almost non-existent now!
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I've just ordered some too! Must remember this year that 8 plants are too many courgettes for one person to deal with..
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must admit that all courgettes and marrows taste the same to me. In fact theyI think they are, tasteless taking the taste from what ever they are cooked with.
I have grown several sorts from dark green skins to pale green skins and yellow ones, haven't a clue what they were christened.
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I've just ordered some too! Must remember this year that 8 plants are too many courgettes for one person to deal with..
When I first grew the WV, I didn't realise how many they would produce and I had about 30 plants of various varieties. I had enough courgettes to feed the entire population of Birmingham. (only a slight exaggeration)
However much I intend not to grow so many this year, I know that when the time comes, I will sow the entire packet. :o
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must admit that all courgettes and marrows taste the same to me. In fact theyI think they are, tasteless taking the taste from what ever they are cooked with.
I have grown several sorts from dark green skins to pale green skins and yellow ones, haven't a clue what they were christened.
How do you cook them?
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They did not have it last year to I grew Trieste instead and was not impressed. I like Clarita but unwins have stopped doing it so got them from Marshalls.
If anyone has any white volunteer I am happy to swap some for clarita or any other courgette.
I have sent for some W/V seeds and if they arrive I will swap for some clarita.
I am sending the saved seeds from my squash as promised. I will wait now to see if the W/V seeds arrive. I also have some salad seeds which I don't need.
Re sales I think it s called the Delia effect.
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So the A4A interpretation of the Delia effect would be the Betty effect ;D
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In this case. Absolutely.
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I've succumbed to the Betty effect too. Had to order a few other things at the same time to justify the postage ::)
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Ohhhhh noooooo, I'm not even a big courgette fan and I'm thinking of ordering some!
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I'm trying desperately to resist the urge myself! :o My OH says he'll leave me if I buy any more squash seeds... :-[
And purple heather, there are so many types of squashes (winter, summer) that surely you'll find one you love with a bit of research. Courgettes are just one type of many... :D
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Oooh Betty you are awful! I'm a big fan of the pale courgette 'Cavilli', so I was tempted and succumbed too.......checking out though it told me there is a minimum order of £7.99.......no problem, there were quite a few new things I would like to to try, over £10 later.........sigh! ;D
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Noooooooo........must.......resist........seeds............
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Ooooh dear, I succumbed too, really didn't mean to, bought striata di napoli too :-[ :-[ :-[ well, you see, I like to cook different colour courgettes together as they look nice on the plate - is that a good enough excuse?? And I had to make it up to £8! ;)
Thanks Betty, I think we will enjoy those! :)
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I didn't 'need' any more courgette seeds either, I've already got the ones I'd planned on growing but While Volunteer are something special so I couldn't resist them. :)
You don't know how right you are there :D.... I've seen the envelope (held to gether only by the application of extra tape" full of squash/courgette seeds on its way to you today :D.... I reckon you'll need about 100square metres devoted to squash if you just grow two of everything in the envelope plus the ones I know you have (like the ones you sent in).... that's a lot of cucurbits.....
chrisc
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The Betty effect - ;D ;D ;D
Blimey, what a responsibility - I hope those of you who've ordered them, like them!
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So the A4A interpretation of the Delia effect would be the Betty effect ;D
Betty needs to ask for commission, in seeds of course ;)
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I didn't 'need' any more courgette seeds either, I've already got the ones I'd planned on growing but While Volunteer are something special so I couldn't resist them. :)
You don't know how right you are there :D.... I've seen the envelope (held to gether only by the application of extra tape" full of squash/courgette seeds on its way to you today :D.... I reckon you'll need about 100square metres devoted to squash if you just grow two of everything in the envelope plus the ones I know you have (like the ones you sent in).... that's a lot of cucurbits.....
chrisc
I'm going to have to 'borrow' most of my plot-neighbour's plot again. He already refers to it as "our" plot.....