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Thinking ahead to next year and buying new seeds this winter, can anybody recommend a good variety of yellow courgette. I'd like to grow some for a change but have heard the skins can be quite tough so any info would be welcome.

Have tried them a couple of times but never with much luck, they don't seem to produce anywhere as near as many as the green varieties for me, even when planted next to each other and treated the same. Not sure of the variety though, sorry.

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I grew Goldrush this year and I've had loads of fruits from it. Every now and then I've turned round and found an alarmingly large, bright yellow marrow!

The skins are really thin - thinner than my green courgettes - so I'd certainly recommend this variety.

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I also grew goldrush this year, and by golly has it produced. It split near the start and started growing 3 ways; all of which produced courgettes. Skin definitely not an issue.

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I've tried Jemmer - I can't compare it to the green types as I grew it in a container, but there's nothing wrong with the fruit. The skins aren't thick and the flavour is ok.

For top yield I would recommend a funny little shaped summer squash called Sunburst... tastes just like a yellow courgette but looks mad!

i also have jemma f1,they have gone mad,and still are producing,good flavour as well,the skins are not thick,i am trying to let 1 go to seed,just to see if it will come true again,

Can't remmber the name of it as it was from last year but it was an F1 & it's self seeded this year & has turned into a monster!!The fruits are slightly stubbier than the original but equally as tasty!We were for a while getting anywhere between 3-6 a day from the one plant & then one day I decided to have a good root around under the leaves(it has trailed so much it's overtaken the Dillis pumpkin!)& found 14 courgettes on the one plant!!So I guess if you like the challenge of lots of courgettes then go for it!!I'm trying for the same next year!

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I'd go for gold rush too. They've always done ok for me. Didn't grow them this year though. I gave the rest of the seeds to my son.

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Please, please can someone post me some Gold Rush seeds? I can send an SAE (PM me)

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I'm trying to leave my last few on to produce seeds at the mo; if it works then I'll have some to send. I used my last few this year.

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moon trials completed:
tomatoes
[46% increase in crop per seed sown and 10% increase in crop per plant]

currently underway:
calabrese
garlic

http://linearlegume.blogspot.com/

I tried Orelia F1 this year. With the obvious proviso that my example is just one plant and in a poor year... I wouldn't bother again. I had two 'ok-ish' courgetttes and the rest have rotted before reaching an edible size.

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I grew Gold Rush this year. They were pretty good, although hard to tell with the weather as they got mildew and stopped producing earlier than I think they really should have. I might try Sunburst that sounds good!

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I grew Taxi last year & the year before. Had one good year (the first year) but then last year they were rubbish in all that rain, not many produced and lots rotted before they were pollinated. They were nice courgettes though, not thick-skinned.

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Goldrush for me!
They seem less squishy than the green ones.
And popped on a barbie , yum yum.
Try one plant in a pot in the greenhouse for a very early crop.
Jimmy

I have a packet of Parador tucked away for next year. Anyone tried this one?

Thanks everyone for the info about Goldrush - I'll look out for it. Always good to have first hand info!

I've grown 'Orelia' in the past & it's O.K. but like Seahorse mine were rubbish this year, I only grew a couple of plants, one was eaten by slugs & the other just produced a few soggy male flowers. Two years ago they produced a very nice crop though.

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I think I had Parador this year. Thought it was a bit of a rip off as there were supposed to be at least 5 seeds in the pack @ £2.19 and I only got 4! Also, my courgettes did look nothing like the ones on the pack. In fact they were green, although not quite as green as the Zucchini I grew next to them.
Also, the plant didn't last very long but maybe that had something to do with growing them in Grow Bags??! Was my first time growing courgettes as well...

That's not good to hear ava, only bought them because they were half price. When I was 'Googling' earlier I found these folks. Seem very reasonably priced......

Alan Romans - Courgette 'Parador' F1

At that price you can't go wrong.

Maybe I just got unlucky - still got courgettes from the plant, just not yellow ones!

I've grown a green variety this year called 'Tristan' (the OH's middle name ) and it's done exceptionally well considering the amount of rain we've had, so I'll be sticking with this for next year. The yellow ones might look pretty, but I don't think they like a wet, grey summer.

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I grew Jemmer this year and taking into account the weather and the high winds, it did ok, until it was blown over and split. But the fruit i had was beautifully tender and tasty. I will try again next year, i feel that they were worth a spot on the plot

I had 90 Taxi plants last year and not one courgette - I gave them a second chance this year and they have bben exceptional - really heavy yields of superb fruit. Good seller too !

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