One of my two courgette plants looks healthy with plenty of flowers, but about half the crop are distorted in that they have a huge "bulb" near the stem, tapering quickly to a thin, straggly weak-looking end about 4" long. Too much water, not enough? Any suggestions welcome!
Thanks, John N
Odd-shaped courgettes
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FelixLeiter
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Are these the first fruits of the season? If so, I think what you're seeing is "first courgette of the season syndrome". I find that the first few fruits to form are always a bit below standard, a bit like the first pancake out of the pan. Later fruits ought to improve. You can still eat these early attempts: just cut the manky bit off when you prepare them
Allotment, but little achieved.
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alan refail
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Not pollinated. As Felix says, they will improve.
Cred air o bob deg a glywi, a thi a gei rywfaint bach o wir (hen ddihareb Gymraeg)
Believe one tenth of what you hear, and you will get some little truth (old Welsh proverb)
Believe one tenth of what you hear, and you will get some little truth (old Welsh proverb)