Let the Courgette onslaught begin!!

[markwcel]

lol....were starting to tire of them...but who can resist such tasty veg...and free to boot

[gojiberry]

I have a box of about 24 and I know there will be more in the morning. Will be trying the choc cake tomorrow and soup for tea. will have to look for soup recipe.

Ian

[mythyme]

Thanks for the link Tam, lots of yummy recipes- would use a smiley if I knew how!

[di]

I have a box of about 24 and I know there will be more in the morning. Will be trying the choc cake tomorrow and soup for tea. will have to look for soup recipe.

Ian

Loads of recipes on season to taste(2 threads!)~but in meantime a friend at school gave me this recipe this arvo~
Put 3-4 chopped courgettes&chopped onion in pan with 1-1&1/2 pint water.add 2 stock cubes.simmer for 15 mins.put through liquidiser.optional extra~cream at the end.season to taste.Done!

[amandaandherveg]

I only have one so far, I've not picked it yet even though my OH keeps telling me too - I keep going over and just looking at in wonder (first year growing can you tell, lol). Had a lovely Black Forest Courgette with loads of flowers on it, found it on the grass yesterday, the wind had snapped the stem and it was making a bid for freedom - gutted!

I have 3 plants now, how many should I expect each day on average when they get going?

[Kristen]

"how many should I expect each day on average when they get going?"

Think of a number that is too many. Got it? OK, now double it. And again ...

Then go any carefully look under the leaves and find out how many have avoided detection and are lurking, marrow-sized, out of sight ...

[Alice]

My neighbour hands out strawberries and cucumbers - as long as you agree to take 10 courgettes. And I've got loads of my own

[Alice]

Mythme, to do smiley, click the Go Advanced button under the typing box and the Smileys will pop up at the side. You can use up to 4 - I think.

[jackie j]

I have three plants all different sizes planted at the same time and i am picking at least two every couple of days loads of flowers to come most with courgettes behind

[RobintheBobin]

I ended up with a total of zero standard courgette plants but have three climbers (Tromboncino) which are fruiting profusely - trouble is they are rather rude in appearance so perhaps not ideal to give as presents...

[mythyme]

Thanks Alice. Courgettes doing ok but pumpkins sulking

[louly]

Onslaught? If only. I decided to try yellow courgettes this year and put in 4 plants thinking I was probably doing too many and I have not had one courgette. They get to about an inch long and less than cm wide then shrivel up and die. No onslaught just distraught

[jackie j]

louly are you giving them plenty of water ?? they do drink a lot.

[armadillo]

they'll die if they're not pollinated- you can do this by hand by poking the polleny bit of the male flower into the female flower. It's a good idea to keep any spare male flowers in the freezer as there aren't always both at the same time.

[gojiberry]

Used up all the courgettes this morning in the choc cake and chutney. Went out after lunch and there was another 15 needed picking. Thank you Andy & Di for the soup recipe, didn't get it done today but will try it tomorrow.

Ian