Ok, maybe not pregnant, but... I picked a smallish courgette a while ago and had it in the fridge, then forgot about it as I was cropping bigger ones and found it the other day. What was once a slim courgette is now bulbuous beyond belief in the middle... I'm rather worried something may be 'hatching' in it?!
It is past edible now and I'm a bit squeamish to cut it open, lol... is this a common thing that happens to this type of veg?
:-\
Thanks
It's probably just seeds :D I expect the poor thing has had time to realise its days are numbered ;D
Seriously though, I think that's likely to be why. As for bulbous [only] in the middle; the courgette can't take energy from the plant to mature all its seeds, so all its energy is going into a few seeds.
Are you going to be brave and dissect it to see?
I think I've seen 'Alien' a few too many times...
(http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/457/1746/1600/courgette%20001.0.jpg)
Quote from: triffid on July 23, 2006, 06:16:54
Are you going to be brave and dissect it to see?
(http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/457/1746/1600/courgette%20002.0.jpg)
::) ::) :o ;D
Thanks triffid...!
Quite normal, if it happens to one on the plant just cut it off to stop the plant from giving up, having set seeds!
:-[