My Zucchini/cougettes are possessed

[homegrown]

I think my zucchinis/cougettes are possessed, the other day I went to check on them and harvested a couple and although very pedentic of me I measured the younger smaller ones all too small to harvest, I know we have been having very hot norwest winds, but really I went back the next day and they were three times the size and looked like a small marrow..,?

Are they normally such fast growers? If so I might start growing them commercially

[Millymollymandy]

I grew round ones and I swear they grew like that too.

Here's a photo (that won an Ish competition a few months ago so I'm not bothered about my poem getting no votes this time ).

You can see the 'ones that got away'.

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[spitfire]

yep, they do!! last year i thought mine were on steroids, did not plant any this year as i needed some time to recover from the overdose of zuccini will do them again next year though.

[spitfire]

nice photo MMM, did you "stuff" the larger ones and bake them? if so, what was your receipe for the stuffing?

[Millymollymandy]

Er, no, they were target practice for my husband's new hobby - an air rifle!

Most of the rest went into the compost as even the chickens were sick of 'em!

I've decided I prefer 'regular' long green courgettes rather than the round ones, as they are a bit more watery I think.

[Mal]

This is the only comment I have on this thread:

[red]

one that got away?

yep - we always plant our courgettes in the garden beds, rather out in the big veg patch, as they need visiting daily...

[Helsbells]

Oh my gosh Mal, that little boy is absolutely gorgeous!! Your son?

[Mal]

Yep, mini-mal, mark 1

[jim]

Not possessed, just possessed of the ability to mimic the shape of a nuclear submarine overnight.

Love and Peace
Jim

[Keaniebean]

That a briliant photo Millymollymandy. I can never be bothered by too many corgettes having found a really nice recipie for corgette cake. And you can never eat have too much cake .

I find the yellow corgettes really tasty too, sweeter than the green varietys and a bit less prolific so a bit easier to handle.

[homegrown]

We went away for a couple of days and left a four inch black beauty, came back to a marrow, though not quite as big as Mal's.

Had to tie one to greenhouse rafter as it was block the path, it's now climbing towards the ceiling