Jemmer (yellow) courgettes

 
Has anyone had any success with these?  I always fancied yellow courgettes,
and every year the plants have been munched before they got out.  This year
I /finally/ got 3 good plants out.  But the fruit is ... disappointing.
It doesn't bulk out until it's really long, then it goes tough.  And once
it's picked it has no shelf-life at all, even in the fridge, they just go
brown and a bit yucky.

 
I've never had any trobule growing them, and they yield well enough,
but the flavour just isnt there.


NT

 
Hmm, I've not found the flavour much different to green ones.  In fact, I've
grown: green bush, jemmer, black beauty and, er, something else.  Dundoo.
This year.  And they all taste "like courgettes" to me.  :-/

Have you had any problem with keeping quality, though?

 
I grew few enough plants that I used them as soon as picked. I found
mixing 2/3 green with 1/3 yellow maintained a good level fo flavour,
and makes the dish look pretty.


NT

 vicky@dinky.vm.bytemark.co.uk says...

I was about to ask a similar question. I've grown one for the first time
this year and had the same problems as you. I've also noticed that there
does not seem to be any male flowers on the plant, so was wondering if
that was the cause?

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Roger T

700 ft up in Mid-Wales