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poisonous courgettes
Mary Daykin2
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in Fruit & veg
I have grown courgettes as usual this year but seemed to have produced a plant which grows poisonous courgettes. They have a very bitter taste and give you diarrhoea. Has anybody else had this problem and can I trust the rest of the plants? The poisonous courgettes are a different shape to the rest they are more round.
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If they have made you poorly I definitely wouldn't risk eating any more.
What variety are they - what did it say on the seed packet?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Oh dear sorry for you Mary, first yesr I've grown them, doing fine and no I'll effects
It is definitely the courgettes which were poisonous. I googled the words and there were several examples from people who had had the same experience as me. I will try and find the seed packet but I have grown courgettes for years and never had any problems.
They don't have to kill you to be poisonous it just means they are toxic
They are Mr Fothergills just says courgettes
That's a really useful link thanks I have 5 other courgette plants hope I can trust them
If they are round maybe a bitter gourd seed got in by mistake.