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.

[NT]

On Aug 24, 11:47*am, wrote:
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

NT wrote:
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.

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?

[Roger Tonkin]

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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 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?

--
Roger T

700 ft up in Mid-Wales

[Bob Hobden]

Vicky wrote ...


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.

There is an article on Courgettes in this months (actually September 2011!)
copy of The Garden from the RHS. The writer recommends the following yellow
ones...
Buckingham F1 from Suttons; Mr Fothergills, Plants of Distinction
Floridor F1 (round) from D T Brown, Mr Fothergill
Gold Rush F1 from Seeds of Italy
One Ball (round with green star on end) from Dobies, Sutton, Plants of
Distinction
Soleil F1. from Suttons, Plants of Distinction.

From reading the article we will probably be growing the last one next year.

-- Regards
Bob Hobden
Posting to this Newsgroup
from the W.of London. UK

[NT]

On Aug 24, 1:18*pm, wrote:
NT wrote:
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.

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