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Title: My embarrassing courgette harvest
Post by: Derekthefox on August 10, 2005, 13:35:22
I should know better, having grown courgettes for 5 years now. I planted 8 plants - Jemmer- only thinking 6 would survive because of frost damage. They are all going great guns, and having missed a picking for one day yesterday, this was waiting for me . . . (shown on a standard 10 inch dinner plate)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/Derekthefox/PICT0025.jpg)
Title: Re: My embarrassing courgette harvest
Post by: jennym on August 10, 2005, 13:50:32
Courgettes for dinner then?
Title: Re: My embarrassing courgette harvest
Post by: daisymay on August 10, 2005, 13:50:58
wow, should keep you quiet for a while! nice one.  ;D
Title: Re: My embarrassing courgette harvest
Post by: supersprout on August 10, 2005, 14:44:42
Wow, what a banana harvest D.! ;D (Is that the habanera behind the plate? ;))
What's your secret? 8)
Title: Re: My embarrassing courgette harvest
Post by: tim on August 10, 2005, 15:19:18
Beautiful!
Title: Re: My embarrassing courgette harvest
Post by: busy_lizzie on August 10, 2005, 16:03:54
Derek, well done you!  They are fantastic.  :D  We got virtually nothing from our courgette plants last year but this year we are going great guns too.  You never can tell from one year to the next how things will do. They are beauties! busy_lizzie
Title: Re: My embarrassing courgette harvest
Post by: westsussexlottie on August 10, 2005, 16:19:24
for us GOLD RUSH is not rushing.
But lebanese cousa white bush courgettes and nice de rond are amazing.
Title: Re: My embarrassing courgette harvest
Post by: Moggle on August 10, 2005, 16:24:03
Nothing from my one Jemmer plant so far  :'( Oh well, there's always next year  ;D
Great looking harvest Derek!
Title: Re: My embarrassing courgette harvest
Post by: Derekthefox on August 10, 2005, 16:39:41
wow you have sharp eyes supersprout! Not a habanera, but another south american piece, which I hope to learn after I return from my holidays . . .

I am just going to start posting these pieces of music . . .
Title: Re: My embarrassing courgette harvest
Post by: Mothy on August 10, 2005, 20:18:29
Derek....beauties mate.....much better than mine!!

Where do you post your music???
Title: Re: My embarrassing courgette harvest
Post by: Derekthefox on August 10, 2005, 23:38:58
I have to email it out Mothy. If you drop me your email addy via pm, then I should be able to get some to you, I have an hours worth of material, not good audio quality, because my computer sound card is pretty basic. All mp3 format.
Title: Re: My embarrassing courgette harvest
Post by: Piglottie on August 11, 2005, 10:32:32
Derek - you lucky thing to have so many courgettes!  My plants have now sadly given up the ghost and are now no more than shrivelled disasters!  Oh well, there's always next year....
Title: Re: My embarrassing courgette harvest
Post by: Icyberjunkie on August 11, 2005, 14:50:37
Very nice Derek and all looking in good nick.   
Quote from: westsussexlottie on August 10, 2005, 16:19:24
for us GOLD RUSH is not rushing.
But lebanese cousa white bush courgettes and nice de rond are amazing.

I have to agree.  Was given some gold rush and definately more gold slow!  Mind you with all the standard green ones I have planned to grow them next year as they are nice and steady!
Title: Re: My embarrassing courgette harvest
Post by: Derekthefox on August 12, 2005, 09:05:30
Brought the technicians at work another present this morning, another 16 Courgettes ha ha ha. That is 25 courgettes over 3 days ! I wondered why I seem to be running short on friends ha ha!  :D
Title: Re: My embarrassing courgette harvest
Post by: aquilegia on August 12, 2005, 13:22:31
Derek - I'm on my way! I'm missing courgettes again this year (bloody slugs!)

I gave some Gold RUsh seeds to a colleague rather late (May I think). He's already having a good harvest from his.
Title: Re: My embarrassing courgette harvest
Post by: westsussexlottie on August 12, 2005, 13:25:25
I wonder what the secret for gold rush is????
Title: Re: My embarrassing courgette harvest
Post by: ina on August 12, 2005, 13:48:53
Ahhh, they look so perfect.
Our neighbor finally had the courage last week to say no thank you for the first time, when I offered them for the umpteenth time. She always used to accept happily and I suspected her of passing some on to frineds and family. I guess that market is exhausted but there is always work and when I put a bag of them down there, they are always gone at the end of the day............how much longer?
Title: Re: My embarrassing courgette harvest
Post by: shaolin101 on August 12, 2005, 14:34:54
I wish they were my plants!

My 2 rond plants have died! Dont know why but the leaves and stems went - still trying to bloom flowers but the courgette behind it will not grow after - just shrivles away.

Better luck next time!
Title: Re: My embarrassing courgette harvest
Post by: Looby Loo on August 14, 2005, 09:10:53
Quote from: Derekthefox on August 10, 2005, 23:38:58
I have to email it out Mothy. If you drop me your email addy via pm, then I should be able to get some to you, I have an hours worth of material, not good audio quality, because my computer sound card is pretty basic. All mp3 format.


Forgive me for the slight thread derail..

Derek, you might findhttp://www.rapidshare.de/ helpful. they offer unlimited downloads on files, as long as you can keep your filesize below 50mb it's free. I believe they allow you to split files, so if you know how to use a progam like WinRar you'll be able to upload larger filesizes.

A lot of people use it for shareing their music over the web.

Hope that is useful you..


Lovely courgettes BTW..



Looby Lou's Other half.

Title: Re: My embarrassing courgette harvest
Post by: Derekthefox on August 14, 2005, 09:57:05
Thank you for that slight digression Looby Lou's OH ! ! !

I am looking into it . . .
Title: Re: My embarrassing courgette harvest
Post by: BAGGY on August 29, 2005, 11:04:13
My gold rush never materialised.  I'm sure I planted some unless their pots were hijacked by the green variety whilst in the greenhouse ?