Courgettes, courgettes and more courgettes...

joedenise

I've been picking loads of courgettes too.  Haven't been letting them get big as I much prefer to use 2 or 3 smaller ones rather than one big one;  only managed to get yellow courgette seeds this year.

Just checked my butternut squash plants and I've got 2 small ones on one of the plants and one on another one.  A couple of flowers on another one.  Haven't grown these for several years but they are definitely triffid like and working their way across the garden, LOL!

Brambling

joedenise said:

I've been picking loads of courgettes too.  Haven't been letting them get big as I much prefer to use 2 or 3 smaller ones rather than one big one;  only managed to get yellow courgette seeds this year.

Like you i usually prefer them picked small, I'll eat them grated raw on salad however they have a habit of hiding

joedenise

Not tried them grated on a salad with definitely give that a go.  Spotted some more baby butternut squashes on the plants, there's a couple on 3 of the plants.  Good job I like butternut squash because if they all get a couple I'll have 12 but I suspect there will be more than 2 of each plant  by the time they finish growing!

Chloris

I was gifted 3 courgettes by my lovely neighbour. I have made stir-fry, and I'm going to make veggie lasagna, ratatouille and this soup with pea and basil
https://www.thevegspace.co.uk/recipe-roasted-courgette-soup/
Love a food gift 😍

Brambling

At least the butternut squash will keep a while Joedenise if they harden off.  I'm tempted to try them next year, I only planted pumpkin as I was given the seed 

joedenise

The trouble is they wander all over the garden and because I grow nearly everything in pots I have to keep moving them apart a bit more and I'm running out of space to move them to!  I've never tried pumpkins and don't think I've ever eaten it!

C_J

You can train them up trellis so that they don’t sprawl all over the garden!

greenbee

My courgettes are all still tiny, but I did have stuffed courgette flowers this evening. It wasn't entirely successful as the defrosted ricotta was a bit wet. Next time I'll make sure I either use fresh (but that would involve going to a shop) or make sure I drain it first. 

Grumpelstiltskin

I made this today.

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/sausage-herb-stuffed-courgettes
Luckily I had some sausage meat in the freezer { reduced in Sainsbobs a few weeks ago} and I didn't add Parsley as I don't like it. I must admit I loved it.

Mummy2cheekymonkeys

This is a favourite in our house https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/courgette-sausage-rigatoni-bakes