Originally Posted by Hanneke
Hmmm, maybe you should sit with them for a bit and talk to them Moley???
Saying what? Something along the lines of 'Hurry up and grow, my little precious ones- so many receipes, so few courgettes" - that should do the trick, I would think!
No, I think you need to be a little bit more diplomatic... something along the lines of:
Please please please grow, before the night frost gets you and before that silly Dutch woman decides to carve a whole courgette family out of you...
Don't threaten them with the pot, that will be counter productive
Or better still, 'hurry up and grow my little darlings coz then those norty tortoises will not be able to get their gums around you!'
I'm back from the monastry, decided not to stay all night as I didn't want to leave my courgettte plants all alone ............ wonder if they've grown today. Quite excited about tomorrow
Molehill, what is the best and most humane way to pick a courgette?
Do you pinch it, yank it, snap it, twist it, bend it, use a pair of scissors or cruelly cut it off with a knife?
Do the courgetes scream out silently when this happens?
Do the tendrills try to resist your pilfering of the plants?
Are there any mantras you need to utter to placate the gods of the courgettes when slaughtering the plants?
Is there a favourite or best time of the day to carry out this drastic operation?
What happens if you accidently step on a baby courgette when you are walking through their patch of real estate? Can you repair the damaged courgette?
Last edited by XRunner; 26-09-2009 at 10:01 AM.
A Courgettini’s Career AmbitionsOne courgette says to a marrow,
“Tomorrow
When I grow up, there’ll be no end
To the flavours I can be.
Pick – Sweet or Savoury.
Dress me up as a
Nutty courgette loaf
And I’ll impress.
Let famous Flora matchmake me
In a cake, with lime curd.
Tad controversial, I’ve heard.
Chop me, slice me, grate me,
Chutney me, pizza me, stirfry me,
Deep fry my bright, yellows flowers stuffed with cheese.
Or, I can always be a French ratatouille".
So many questions, but I shall attempt to answer them all in order, for this is a serious matter and you are obviously taking it seriously.
A razor sharp knife is the approved humane means of dispatch.
No, not if the knife is sharp enough.
Safest done after dark when they are asleep.
Ommmmmmm.
See above.
I squash them and no.
Hope the above helps
yesterday ......3
today.............10
10? Still going strong then!
Moley are you not getting sick of eating courgettes?
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