[seanandde]

Every flower, on ten plants, is male, bar one which has a thickening/'baby' courgette at the base.  I suppose nature will even things out and my plants will produce some more female flowers!?

[mumofstig]

They can take a week or two to get it sorted out................but once they do..
 look out! there will be hundreds

[seanandde]

That's a relief, thanks.  I won't tell the OH how easy they are then... I'll let him be impressed by my apparent skills

[mashauk]

I've got a few rotting ones this year, never had that before, which is strange, half green half yellow, have been picking them off anyway and will use the good bits in my soup.

[drcath]

I've got a few rotting ones this year, never had that before, which is strange, half green half yellow, have been picking them off anyway and will use the good bits in my soup.

I have those too this year - thought they were unfertilised but not sure. The rest are doing lovely though and some are going into pasta sauce tonight. 

[shokkyy]

My favourite way of eating courgettes is stuffed with onion, tomato, garlic, herbs, with loads of oozing mozzarella on top. Yum

[titch]

Going to make courgette frittata tonight for hubbies lunch tomorrow!!! And will have a go at glutney chutney too.... Will have to, and there was me thinking 5 plants was hectic......19 is somethng else

[mashauk]

Somewhere there's a really nice Jamie Oliver recipe for courgette pickle too, it says you can only keep it a couple of weeks but it actually keeps for ages in the fridge, its a nice sweet one.

[Madame Cholet]

Youv'e given me an idea, I could put some courgette in my tomato sauce with spagetii

[Livinhope]

Every flower, on ten plants, is male, bar one which has a thickening/'baby' courgette at the base.  I suppose nature will even things out and my plants will produce some more female flowers!?

Mine started like this and I was quite miffed then............... off to make chutney as I've now got a glut.

[familycrowther]

I too have a courgette mountain as they just 'appear' overnight. Yesterday - none ready , today - 6 begging to be picked!I put them into allsorts at the mo - pasta sauce, byriani, risotto, med veggies. Preserce really well in Le Parfait/Kilner jars if you cut and blanch them they'll keep for months. J x

[compostqueen]

I'm doing a Nigel Slater courgette cake today using yellow ones (they are easier to hide) 

Making soup as well

I have agreed to collect the lotty glut today and am taking them to the unsuspecting folks at WeightWatchers 

[Livinhope]

I too have a courgette mountain as they just 'appear' overnight. Yesterday - none ready , today - 6 begging to be picked!I put them into allsorts at the mo - pasta sauce, byriani, risotto, med veggies. Preserce really well in Le Parfait/Kilner jars if you cut and blanch them they'll keep for months. J x

I would imagine the young ones can be pickled like cucumbers? Please someone correct me if I'm wrong.

[Madame Cholet]

How do you put them in the kilner jarsplease in vinager ?

[mashauk]

Here's the link to the recipe I posted, it's not like your normal "sour" pickle!

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=22558.0