Do these look pollinated?

Hi Snowbaby, they all look fine & ready for picking to me..!!! Sometime the first ones are funny shapes but the more you pick the better quality they become & you will have plenty.. Most of todays courgettes do not need us to pollinate them either these days.. :wink: :D So time to get cooking I think.....

 

:gnthb: Well Done..!!! :D Yes you can eat the misshapen ones too.. Keep the plants well watered daily if in pots & feed weekly & you will not be disappointed.. Picking those 1st ones stimulates the plants to produce more female flowers & then your lovely courgettes.. :thumb:

 

:D No of course it is not sad, it is a huge acheivment & you should be pleased & proud..!! :D No looking back now then, next year you will be even more ambitious I bet.. :gnthb: BTW, grate them up & put them in your pasta sauce when you fry the mushrooms & then let them cook along in the tomato sauce & they help to thicken it... :wink:

 

Absolutely not, it's a great achievment. It's a lovely feeling when you grow your own and serve it up on a plate - well done! :thumb:

 

Well done, Snowbaby :yho:

The courgettes will now start growing like mad :thumb:. You will be amazed at how many you will get from your three plants. Now you are going to have to find loads of different recipes for them.

I use them in lots of different ways. For the hot days they can be made into a lovely creamy cold soup (fry onions, a tiny bit of garlic, chopped courgettes, pinch of herbs, stock, seasoning to taste, blitz it and chill - you can stir in some cream before serving or add a little coconut milk to the cooking).

Enjoy them whichever way you decide to use them - they are very versatile.

 

Shiney; that does sound mouth watering, I've just eaten a good breakfast now you're making me feel hungry :hehe:

 

John,
Apart from a couple of other things, food is almost the thing I think about most! :hehe: