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Corgettes
Lilly
Posts: 64
in Fruit & veg
Hi,
Please can someone advise me when to pick my courgettes. I am new to gardening and this is my first crop, they are growing so well I dont want to ruin them by letting them get to big. They are called Parador and are yellow if this helps. Thanks in advance.
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I should cut them when they're the size you like to eat them. Don't wait, if they go well you won't be able to keep up
In the sticks near Peterborough
Keep a close eye on them,they grow quicker than you think,don,t let them get too big,5-6 inches is usually about right,depends on your preference as Nutcutlet says.
A courgette quickly turns into a marrow,
Well done for choosing Parador - I grew them last year and they were superb, even in a really rotten growing year.
I couldn't find them this year and am growing another yellow variety and they're not as good and I'm disappointed.
Next year I will search high and low for Parador
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks everyone. I'm really excited, this is the first time i've grown anything I can eat and they look good too..
Aren't the flowers amazing? The first time my OH saw a courgette flower he couldn't believe it was a veg and not an ornamental flower. Now he looks forward to the flowers every summer
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.