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Title: Courgette going well
Post by: Digeroo on May 20, 2009, 06:59:07
I have a courgette about two inches long, in a cloche What do you think folks: should I eat it now  :P  or wait for it to get bigger?  8)
Title: Re: Courgette going well
Post by: elvis2003 on May 20, 2009, 07:14:08
eat it,and congrats,it will be the first of many!
Title: Re: Courgette going well
Post by: saddad on May 20, 2009, 07:47:40
Eat it now before you get fed up of them....  ;D
Title: Re: Courgette going well
Post by: Digeroo on May 20, 2009, 07:56:00
Yes plant is absolutely covered with little courgettes already.  Do not know what variety it is, thought it was clarita but courgettes wrong colour and shape.  Maybe I got in a muddle and it is cavilli, if so worth the extra cost (though did get packet half price.)  Have a diamante (lidl 59p packet) not far behind.  

Hope it will be first of many, have more than 50 courgette and squash plants.   :P  I love courgettes, it will be a good few weeks before I am fed up.

Title: Re: Courgette going well
Post by: Deb P on May 20, 2009, 08:02:31
50 courgette and squash plants! ::) ::) ::)

Wow, you must really, really like them......15-20 courgettes on average per plant....that's ...er.......a lot! (Oh come on, it's early and I haven't had my first cup of tea yet!)  ;D
Title: Re: Courgette going well
Post by: saddad on May 20, 2009, 08:06:40
750-1000... We have ten courgette plants and 34 squash earmarked for planting out... the rest are for the sale...  :)
Title: Re: Courgette going well
Post by: Digeroo on May 20, 2009, 08:24:06
It was delicious.  Gently sweated in a little olive oil and butter, Ate the flower as well, tasted even better than the courgette.  Actually not the best flavour.  Hurry up clarita.

1000 courgette seedlings, you much have a huge polytunnel.  I hate filling pots with compost.  It must take days.

I will sell a few plants and fruits, it helps to fund my seedaholic habit.
Title: Re: Courgette going well
Post by: saddad on May 20, 2009, 08:42:39
No even I'm not that mad.... that was the number of cougettes DebP said you could expect but hadn't done the maths... (20x50)..  :)
Title: Re: Courgette going well
Post by: Digeroo on May 20, 2009, 08:50:55
I am sure I will find enough people to eat them all.  If not I know of a few pigs who will hoover them up.
Title: Re: Courgette going well
Post by: Plot69 on May 20, 2009, 17:07:13
I had courgettes as big as marrows last year  ::)
Title: Re: Courgette going well
Post by: Twoflower on May 20, 2009, 17:16:04
Courgettes, olive oil and garlic ......................yum. They even freeze well ;D
Title: Re: Courgette going well
Post by: Duke Ellington on May 20, 2009, 20:45:51
Quote from: Digeroo on May 20, 2009, 08:50:55
I am sure I will find enough people to eat them all.  If not I know of a few pigs who will hoover them up.

Yep I know some horrible people too !!  ;D

Duke
Title: Re: Courgette going well
Post by: betula on May 20, 2009, 20:49:26
I love courgettes.They make me feel like I am a great veg grower ;D ::)