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it,s the first time i,v grown them, a few days ago there was a wilting flower then today i saw it 3 inches long and a bit skinny i,v left it till tomorrow have i done the right thing? i,v heard they turn into marrows really quick but not that quick surely
marg

not yet, marg..they can grow quite quickly later on..we pick them whan they're about 6"long, they're much crisper and tastier then  :)

I've picked a few cos I knew they hadn't been pollinated & they would rot so I got em quick & ate em. As manics says they are nicer if they have pollinated and grown a bit bigger - crisper & with more taste.

Exciting though - the first courgette of the season.  :)

I have been picking them regularly already, even though they are only a couple of inches, I like to eat them raw when they are tiny, they are delicious in salads and no matter how many you pick, they just keep on coming!!
Lin

Haven't even got a flower yet!

neither have I Tim but never grown them before so maybe me ???

I have them in the green house is this the best place for them?

6 of mine are on the lottie and have had 2 flowers (will keep an eye on them getting to pickable size).  I have another 4 in the border at home, LOADS of buds forming.

I think I may get a glut !!  Yipee !!!!  The office are primed and ready with carrier bags.

;D

No flowers here either yet, but loads of buds forming.  Ours are going into the lottie tomorrow - finally some progress  ::)   ;D

Ate my first 2 last night, first time we have grown them, surprisingly tasty in a tomato, onion and garlic sauce.

No flowers here yet either - but then I was a bit late with the seeds this year.  Hopefully the plants will catch up before it gets too dry and hot here for producing.

Quote from: kitten on June 02, 2007, 08:47:17
No flowers here either yet, but loads of buds forming.  Ours are going into the lottie tomorrow - finally some progress  ::)   ;D

Just been out to check and we do have some embryo fruit & flowers on the Denise's (courgette de nice a fruit rond)!!!  Yippee, i loves courgettes me  ;D

We have flowers but none actually growing yet.  :P

Think you might have slightly overdone it with the courgettes KP, they say that one plant is enough to feed a family for the season, looks like you'll be feeding the whole street with TEN!!! ;)

erm, yes, I know !  I didn't expect them ALL to germinate and grow did I now.  I actually gave some away as well !  My expected glut didn't happen last year and I think I over compensated a bit !  ::)

I've got people standing by at work, carrier bags at the ready !

;D

could not get up there today :'( but do not think it is pollinated as none of the other flowers were out tho i suppose a bee could have found another plant somewhere i have some different ones coming on that i received in a seed swap
(black hole i call a memory might come up with a name one day) so if you read this
thankyou again :-[
marg

My first born.



The OH thinks I've moved up to the lottie permanently.  I only come home to shower !

;D

this is a good size to pick them.

Roast with with the flower still on and stuffed.

the pic is deceptive Cam, it's only about 2" long !  I was thinking of picking and munching.   ;D

Is it my monitor, or do you have purple soil ? ;D

purple soil with blue spots :)