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  • #1

    courgette and marrow

    the wind had blown all my plants so they all got mixed up.......they have all been planted and are growing well.

    problem is i cant tell the diffrence bettween the marrow and the courgetts.

    i also have sqaush and pumpkin too. ha ha what a mix up. the squash and pumpin dosent matter as they are diffrent fruit.

    just the marror and courgette i cant figure out...

    any ideas ? xx
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    Can you remember what varieties they were?

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    • #3
      We grow courgettes - I thought a marrow was just a big courgette, one that the gardener didn't notice and grew on.
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      • #4
        Originally posted by maytreefrannie View Post
        We grow courgettes - I thought a marrow was just a big courgette, one that the gardener didn't notice and grew on.
        There was a rather heated discussion on the Vine last year as I remember about this very subject. If courgettes are left to grow, they will certainly turn into something resembling a marrow. However there are different varieties available, some better for use small as courgettes, and some better for growing to marrow size.

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        • #5
          maybe a picture will help?

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          • #6
            If it's stripy, it's PROBABLY a marrow. I say this because I ove courgetes but hate marrows, ugh... and would love to grow a lovely striped courgette purely for aesthetic purposes. But there you go never mind!

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            • #7
              I always thought that an oversized courgette had a much tougher skin than a marrow. However, I usually grow large courgettes because they seem to cook better than marrows when stuffed.

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              • #8
                Generally speaking, a courgette will throw out 99% of its growth and fruits from a central point whereas a marrow will grow more like a vine and have fruits at various points along the main stem and sideshoots. So wait til they are growing a bit and you should quickly find out which is which.
                Last edited by sewer rat; 25-06-2011, 08:35 PM.
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by bethduckie View Post
                  If it's stripy, it's PROBABLY a marrow. I say this because I ove courgetes but hate marrows, ugh... and would love to grow a lovely striped courgette purely for aesthetic purposes. But there you go never mind!
                  Try these - I grow them every year.

                  'Striato d'Napoli' Courgette
                  A good early courgette from Italy. Big bushy plants giving lots of long, pretty fruit with alternating light and dark green stripes.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by sewer rat View Post
                    Generally speaking, a courgette will throw out 99% of its growth and fruits from a central point whereas a marrow will grow more like a vine and have fruits at various points along the main stem and sideshoots. So wait til they are growing a bit and you should quickly find out which is which.
                    Always something new to learn...
                    That's why my marrows are marching off down the row of beans then. Bummer. I thought they'd sit in one place like courgettes, which I've grown before. Can I stop the runners at some point, or will they just go off in another direction if I do?
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by bethduckie View Post
                      If it's stripy, it's PROBABLY a marrow. I say this because I ove courgetes but hate marrows, ugh... and would love to grow a lovely striped courgette purely for aesthetic purposes. But there you go never mind!
                      I was going to recommend a variety i'm growing, but these look much better. I'll have to give these a go next year. Wished i'd have know about the RSC back when i was ordering the majority of my seeds.

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                      • #12
                        On my list for next year, thanks!

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