[Auntie Sandie]

Hello, I have to admit, mines a garden rather than an allotment, but this site was pointed out to me on Scottish Slimmers.

I have recently started to grow my own - tiny white turnips were lovely.

However, my courgettes are now around 2 - 3 inches long, some of the flowers are about to come out, but the actual courgettes are quite thin.  Ok being, thick, when do I know they are ready please?

Any help much appreciated, I am growing 3 plants in a grow bag in the greenhouse as it can be a wee bitty nippy where we live!

Many thanks

[muntjac]

when they are about 9 inches i like to pick them.... tiny ones just turn to water when cooked

[Auntie Sandie]

when they are about 9 inches i like to pick them.... tiny ones just turn to water when cooked

Thank you Muntjac, I will have to wait a little longer then  

[woodburner]

I like them smaller than you can get them in the shops 4-5".

9" isn't a courgette any more, it's a marrow!!    

It's a mtter of personal taste really; try them bigger, try them smaller, and decide how you like them.

[senrab_nhoj]

I pick courgettes when they are 4-5 inches long as well

[fatbelly]

There are two of us at home and I have planted 5 Courgette plants.
Will this be enough to feed us?
Thanks FB

[senrab_nhoj]

There are two of us at home and I have planted 5 Courgette plants.
Will this be enough to feed us?
Thanks FB

It will definitely be enough to feed 2 of you even if you only eat courgettes and nothing else when they are cropping  

hope this helps

[DD.]

There are two of us at home and I have planted 5 Courgette plants.
Will this be enough to feed us?
Thanks FB

Two streets more like!

[Lee1978]

There are two of us and we have 18 courgette plants in at present, thinking back i may have over done it  never mind it's always nice to share veg around

[muntjac]

let them grow into marrows and store them in a cool shed over winter  

[gobs]

I tried this once with a couple of varieties, they didn't store too well, maybe a couple of months or till Christmas, but then, a marrow or a winter squash is also much nicer.

I'd rather put them into chutneys, etc.

[DD.]

There are two of us and we have 18 courgette plants

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[Big Jen]

There are two of us and we have 18 courgette plants in at present, thinking back i may have over done it  never mind it's always nice to share veg around

You should be able to supply Tesco with 18 plants  
BJ

[Auntie Sandie]

Thank you for all the replies.  I was more worried that they were a little thin.

What a lovely friendly forum - so its courgette soup, courgette mash, cougette pizza etc, etc    

[JudyAnn]

18 zuccinni's---my neighbors don't answer the doors mid-summer now when I plant only 3 or 4 hills.  I can't imagine what you will do with 18 plants