yellow courgettes

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Annen

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yellow courgettes
« on: July 27, 2014, 15:17 »
I'm growing some yellow courgettes of unknown variety. So far they have produced a lot of small fruits the size of a finger, but then the blossom end starts to decay and it grows no bigger.  Does this mean the flower hasn't been pollinated? I can't remember this happening with the ordinary green courgettes.
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mumofstig

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Re: yellow courgettes
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2014, 15:19 »
Yes, lack of pollination...........and yes it happens with the green ones just the same  :(

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Re: yellow courgettes
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2014, 16:55 »
I found this happened a lot last year when the plasts were just starting to fruit, the first couple just didnt grow/get pollinated.

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Re: yellow courgettes
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2014, 18:07 »
No worries, you always get this probably as a result of wet weather. You will still get plenty of fruits

I really like yellow courgettes as they are easier to hide. I grate them up for cakes and muffins and folks have no idea that they're not lemon peel or carrots  8) :D

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Re: yellow courgettes
« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2014, 18:56 »
I picked a couple of baby yellow courgettes today and cooked them for tea as part of a kebab. They were very bitter, could this be because of a lack of water due to the weather? Others from the same plant have tasted just fine.


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