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I just snapped my best courgette at almost soil height. :'(
Stupid girl! Just joking - do you have more?
Come now Tina, if she snapped her "best" one there must have been at
least
three to have used "best" as a comparason :-)

Don't see why it couldn't have been best of two.

The better of two the best of three :-)

I've never attempted to grow courgettes, but occasionally buy one or two in
Tesco for a curry. I must be missing something as far as recipes are
concerned.

You are. Courgette flowers are a very tasty addition to omelettes,
and very small (sausage-sized) courgettes split into 4 lengthwise
are very good for use in dips. There are also salad recipes and
they are good thinly sliced and fried in good oil.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

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Bill Grey wrote:
I just snapped my best courgette at almost soil height. :'(
Stupid girl! Just joking - do you have more?
Come now Tina, if she snapped her "best" one there must have been at
least
three to have used "best" as a comparason :-)

Don't see why it couldn't have been best of two.

The better of two the best of three :-)

I've never attempted to grow courgettes, but occasionally buy one or two in
Tesco for a curry. I must be missing something as far as recipes are
concerned.

Bill

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You are. Courgette flowers are a very tasty addition to omelettes,
and very small (sausage-sized) courgettes split into 4 lengthwise
are very good for use in dips. There are also salad recipes and
they are good thinly sliced and fried in good oil.

Personally, I particulalry like young yellow courgettes raw/in salads.
They seem to have a sweeter, more fruit-like taste. In my experience,
they don't seem to crop quite as prolifically as some green ones - but
still pretty good.

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regards andyw

Bill Grey wrote:
Don't see why it couldn't have been best of two.
The better of two the best of three :-)

Hmm, I'd still press for the better of the two being the best of the quite
small group.

I've never attempted to grow courgettes, but occasionally buy one or two in
Tesco for a curry. I must be missing something as far as recipes are
concerned.

I love courgettes. Softened in butter with mushrooms and thrown over pasta.

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Bill Grey wrote:
Don't see why it couldn't have been best of two.
The better of two the best of three :-)

Hmm, I'd still press for the better of the two being the best of the
quite
small group.

I've never attempted to grow courgettes, but occasionally buy one or two
in
Tesco for a curry. I must be missing something as far as recipes are
concerned.

I love courgettes. Softened in butter with mushrooms and thrown over
pasta.

Thanks,

I'll give it a go.

Bill

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Bill Grey wrote:
Don't see why it couldn't have been best of two.
The better of two the best of three :-)

Hmm, I'd still press for the better of the two being the best of the
quite
small group.

I've never attempted to grow courgettes, but occasionally buy one or two
in
Tesco for a curry. I must be missing something as far as recipes are
concerned.

I love courgettes. Softened in butter with mushrooms and thrown over
pasta.

You are right! Tried this with the addition of some tomatoes - absolutey
lovely.

Bill

Bill Grey wrote:
I love courgettes. Softened in butter with mushrooms and thrown over
pasta.
You are right! Tried this with the addition of some tomatoes - absolutey
lovely.

Had to happen one day. ;-)

In other news, planted 8 courgettes on the allotment today. 2 green bush, 3
yellow Jemmer, 3 Organic dundoo. I think I have a black beauty waiting to
go out, but it is till small atm.

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I just snapped my best courgette at almost soil height. :'(

... turns out the bits I replanted have survived!!

Martin wrote:
I just snapped my best courgette at almost soil height. :'(

... turns out the bits I replanted have survived!!
a stem cell miracle :-)

I'm fascinated about how it's happened. It would /appear/ that the snapped
off bit has managed to re-root itself, rather than the snapped growing tip
regrowing.

I would guess that you didn't snap it through completely, there was still a sliver of skin" joining the two bits, and this provided enough nutrient for the plant to sustain itself. The damage would have encouraged the plant to produce new roots about the break.

The one I dropped a plank of wood on and broke in two places is also doing fine and is as large as all the rest. Don't think it's got new roots, though I haven't poked among the leaves to find out.