Posted by Mathink on September 29, 2010, 6:18 am
Anyone else grown courgettes?
You see, I think I planted far too many this year. Seriously hundreds of
them grew, and when we went away for a week we came back to find
courgettes the width of watermelons and the about 2 feet long. We opted
not to eat these monster cougettes as they didn't taste as good as the
smaller ones...
Next year I think we'll stick to about 5 or so plants rather than 20...
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Posted by David Hare-Scott on September 29, 2010, 6:07 pm
Mathink wrote:
> Anyone else grown courgettes?
> You see, I think I planted far too many this year. Seriously hundreds
> of them grew, and when we went away for a week we came back to find
> courgettes the width of watermelons and the about 2 feet long. We
> opted not to eat these monster cougettes as they didn't taste as good
> as the smaller ones...
> Next year I think we'll stick to about 5 or so plants rather than
> 20...
Don't worry, most of us have done this when we started. If they are well
grown 2 or 3 plants will do the average family. You must be disciplined and
cut them daily, searching underneath so that none escape the knife. Aim to
get them by the time they are 12cm (5in) long. Also try recipes for the
baby fruit and flowers as you can afford to cut them at that stage. These
are considered a delicacy and are often sought after by cooks.
David
Posted by Dan L on September 29, 2010, 8:10 pm
> Mathink wrote:
>> Anyone else grown courgettes?
>>
>> You see, I think I planted far too many this year. Seriously hundreds
>> of them grew, and when we went away for a week we came back to find
>> courgettes the width of watermelons and the about 2 feet long. We
>> opted not to eat these monster cougettes as they didn't taste as good
>> as the smaller ones...
>>
>> Next year I think we'll stick to about 5 or so plants rather than
>> 20...
>
> Don't worry, most of us have done this when we started. If they are
> well grown 2 or 3 plants will do the average family. You must be
> disciplined and cut them daily, searching underneath so that none
> escape the knife. Aim to get them by the time they are 12cm (5in)
> long. Also try recipes for the baby fruit and flowers as you can
> afford to cut them at that stage. These are considered a delicacy and
> are often sought after by cooks.
>
> David
Yep, most of us. I am down to just one plant each year. First year I
planted ten.
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Posted by Coffee's For Closers on September 30, 2010, 6:18 pm
danl@positivegogetter.cooldude says...
> > Mathink wrote:
> >> Anyone else grown courgettes?
> >>
> >> You see, I think I planted far too many this year. Seriously hundreds
> >> of them grew, and when we went away for a week we came back to find
> >> courgettes the width of watermelons and the about 2 feet long. We
> >> opted not to eat these monster cougettes as they didn't taste as good
> >> as the smaller ones...
> >>
> >> Next year I think we'll stick to about 5 or so plants rather than
> >> 20...
> > Don't worry, most of us have done this when we started. If they are
> > well grown 2 or 3 plants will do the average family. You must be
> > disciplined and cut them daily, searching underneath so that none
> > escape the knife. Aim to get them by the time they are 12cm (5in)
> > long. Also try recipes for the baby fruit and flowers as you can
> > afford to cut them at that stage. These are considered a delicacy and
> > are often sought after by cooks.
> Yep, most of us. I am down to just one plant each year. First year I
> planted ten.
I've found that five plants is a good number for me (feeding just
one person.) It is partly a matter of having "critical mass" of
male and female flowers open at the same time.
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Posted by FarmI on October 1, 2010, 8:00 am
> Anyone else grown courgettes?
> You see, I think I planted far too many this year. Seriously hundreds of
> them grew, and when we went away for a week we came back to find
> courgettes the width of watermelons and the about 2 feet long. We opted
> not to eat these monster cougettes as they didn't taste as good as the
> smaller ones...
> Next year I think we'll stick to about 5 or so plants rather than 20...
LOL. 20 plants - that'd feed an institution. You must have a big family if
you intend to plant 5 zucchini/courgettes. We normally plant 2 and the
sodding things feed myself and husband and another family of 4 and I still
need to try to find unlocked cars when I go out so I can put the remainder
into.
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> You see, I think I planted far too many this year. Seriously hundreds
> of them grew, and when we went away for a week we came back to find
> courgettes the width of watermelons and the about 2 feet long. We
> opted not to eat these monster cougettes as they didn't taste as good
> as the smaller ones...
> Next year I think we'll stick to about 5 or so plants rather than
> 20...