Thanks to all for your replies.

Yet another mystery of gardening solved!

I didn't know about letting the courgette grow to a marrow but that's
obvious, now.

I've now got all excited - I'd love to grow a marrette, a pumpow, a courgkin
or a pumpette! I'm easily excited these days!


Regards,

John

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On 1 Aug, 05:35, "John Vanini" wrote:
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.

It's the same as with most things. If the variety is an F1 Hybrid it
will revert to some of the parent characteristics. So those won't
"grow true" in the sense of exactly matching the variety chosen. But
they will be perfectly good courgettes nevertheless.

If not a hybrid variety, then they will probably grow pretty much as
the previous crop, depending on what pollinated the crop.