On Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:35:47 GMT, "John Vanini"
wrote:

I have grown courgettes for two years now, using bought seed and have had
great success but, because, I only grow one or two courgettes, I thought
that I would save some of the seeds from this year's harvest and use those -
after all, I throw away most the packet of seeds as they become out of
date...

I have read, however, that using your own seeds may mean that the courgette
doesn't grow true and the seeds may not be virus free.

Has anyone any experience and advice on this, please?

I saved seed from a pumpkin one year, and also grew courgettes.
I had one large, marrow-shaped, pumpkin-coloured and pumpkin-textured
"thing"; Marrette? Pumpow? Sadly I did not save the seed. I could
have introduced a new variety.
So it depends what else you grow. Of course you will have to let one
courgette ripen to a marrow before the seeds will be ripe.

Pam in Bristol