A little late but I have just sown my courgettes for this year and as I was writing the notes up in my diary I realised that I have an aversion to green courgettes. Can’t say I had ever noticed before, and have happily bought green courgettes from the supermarket and cooked them but when it comes to allotment choice … so here goes,
- Floridor – round – yellow
- Early prolific straight neck – bumpy skin – yellow
- Pattison Blanc – patty pan so flat pancake shape – white
- Burpees golden zucchini – umm yes – yellow
There are two green courgettes too but you get the drift,
- Early gem – this is THE one, normal, straight – green
- Picolo – round green striped
I am not quite sure why this is, I can definitely say that floridor has a lovely flavour, as does the straight neck bumpy but is there something unconscious that drives me to yellow courgettes rather than green. Who knows, I don’t thats for sure. Answers on a postcard please.
Do you go out of your way to grow varieties different to those that are the standard ones available?
betagardengirl 
The main problem for me with growing courgettes (which we call zucchini here) is that as soon as your back is turned they become overblown monsters!
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Yes, you have to watch the blighters carefully as you miss one and before you know it you have a marrow on your hands. Although marrow pickle is very nice which I have made in past years.
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Almost all of mine are standard varieties that I grew when I was a kid. I only rarely try new varieties, but once I determine that I prefer the old classics, I go right back to them the next year. To me, the ‘Detroit Dark Red’ beet is the best. I do not want to even bother with white, pink, yellow or orange beets. They can not improve on perfection.
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Are you talking beetroot Tony, as I am talking zucchini 😊
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Beet is the example of a common variety that I prefer to ‘improved’ varieties. The same applies to my pole beans, tomatoes, corn, winter squash, and of course, zucchini. I tried the ‘Black Beauty’ zucchini, and thought it tasted like freshly mown grass. I tried a yellow zucchini, and thought it was rather bland. I stick with the common green zucchini. It has the best flavor and is the most productive.
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