what's the best courgette

[marathon]

A few months back I was reading about courgettes and they claimed the best tasting one was a yellow which was shaped like a hook. I can't for the life of me remember what it was called.

So which varieties are the best?

[rustylady]

Defender is doing well for me this year. Green, but very productive and tasty. Still tender even bigger than courgette size (which happens every time you turn your back for a couple of days)

[ginger ninger]

Eight Ball for me, cricket ball size round dark green courgettes, very tasty, solid and prolific, and the best thing is , its a bush so it dosn't take up a lot of room.

[Gorgey Girl]

Have been delighted with 'one ball' (cue for a song....) which is a round yellow courgette - almost lemony in flavour, bit of a slow ltarter but now we can't keep up! Just made my first lot of courgette chilli pickle. Yum. Good luck in choosing!

[marathon]

Have been delighted with 'one ball' (cue for a song....) which is a round yellow courgette - almost lemony in flavour, bit of a slow ltarter but now we can't keep up! Just made my first lot of courgette chilli pickle. Yum. Good luck in choosing!

They sound interesting

[Storming Norman]

I have been really impressed with the yellow ones this year.

The round floridor variety was so prolific I could not keep up - they kept turning into footballs. The soleil are still going strong and are much more sensible about their growth.

The real surprise has been a pale green climber called tomboncino, which produces slightly naughty shaped crunchy specimens, that are pretty and loved by all - it's going up the pergola and it over 6 foot high now and the other one is running round the garden on the top fence wire.

I like my courgettes raw, so the dark green ones are really not for me.

Yellow ones definately make the best soup as well - with a teaspoonful of thai red curry mix and a big handful of chopped mint to 3 big courgettes and 2 modest onions.

The yellow hook ones maybe crookneck squash - I planted mine late and am just starting to pick now - rather oddly hairy.

[Alison]

Am growing Striato d'Napoli from Real Seeds Vegetable Seed : Courgettes & Summer Squash and have been very impressed. There's no trace of milldew which I normally have by now and they're a nice neat plant too so don't sprawl everywhere.

[RedThorn]

Personally I like the yellow courgette by the name of Gold Rush