Hi there,
I’m a new allotment owner this year and enjoying it all so far!!
I have been passed on a link from an allotment forum in Brighton about poisonous courgettes. Apparently the poison is called Cucurbitacin E and can be detected by very bitter tasting courgettes. The article I read had numerous people commenting that they had experienced this and in some cases had pretty bad gastrointestinal issues (to put it politely..!) and that they had bought their seeds this season via Mr Fothergills.
I have two courgette plants going really well with a few baby courgettes coming along now. I’m a bit worried but I’m going to check where I got my seeds.
Has anyone else heard about this in the last week or two...?