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Grow your own: Marrows & Courgettes

3rd March 2023 Web Editor Fruit & Veg Growing Guides

Courgettes and marrows have to be the first choice for beginners to veg growing. They grow quickly and produce masses of fruit without too much trouble making them real confidence boosters. As a bonus, they really are most attractive plants with big leaves and stunning yellow flowers that can also be eaten, especially tasty if battered and fried! The difference…

Courgette? You Bet!

13th May 2021 Shannon Butcher Features

If you’re new to growing veg, courgettes may look like they could be a difficult crop to grow. The truth is, says Tony Flanagan, they’re one of the easiest and (be warned!) one of the most prolific. I’m not sure exactly when courgettes started to become a popular veg but for many years now they have been a supermarket constant.…

How to sow

24th April 2020 Shannon Butcher Tips and Advice

Some vegetables are sown direct and then thinned out as they grow and are harvested where they were originally sown. However there is another technique; this uses a nursery bed to sow seeds in to and these are moved to their final positions when they are small plants. Traditionally crops such as brassicas (cabbages, kale, cauliflowers, Brussels sprouts etc.) and…

Growing in containers

22nd April 2020 Shannon Butcher Tips and Advice

So, what’s a container? This depends on what crops you are growing, for example lettuce and salad leaves can be grown in quite shallow containers. A small trough 17cm (7in) deep and 30cm (12in) long would suffice for a few mixed cut and come again salad leaves. Ideally, aim for atrough about 20cm (8in) wide, 60cm (2ft) long and at…

Video: How to Sow Courgette – Emma’s Plot Diary

6th April 2020 Emma Rawlings Video

If you’re thinking about sowing courgettes then luckily Emma’s here to give you some advice and show you the process! For more videos, visit the Kitchen Garden YouTube channel at the link below: www.youtube.com/kitchengardenmagazine…

Podcast 58: Gardening in the summer months

3rd July 2019 Steve Ott Podcast

The Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast – packed full of hints, tips and advice from the team. In episode 58 of the Kitchen Garden Podcast, join the team on a hot summer’s afternoon as they talk about the luxuries of gardening in the summer months, the best products for the season and how the dry months have affected Tony’s potatoes! Also,…

Video: Courgette Cackle Cocktail

31st October 2017 Steve Ott Recipes, Video

Halloween Spooktacular 2017 Our cackling trio of cocktail-lovers head over to the witch’s kitchen to make a rather unique Courgette Cackle Cocktail! If you’re a lover of gin, then why not give this a try at your party? It’ll be a talking point for sure!…

Getting the best from your vegetables

28th June 2017 Steve Ott Advertising Features, Reviews, Tips and Advice

Feed, water, harvest bumper crops. Growing vegetables in your garden is so rewarding, but only if you give them what they need while they are growing. Even if your soil is fertile, growing and harvesting vegetables takes nutrients from the soil. It is up to you to make sure there are plenty there at the start of the season, and…

Potential heavyweight champion marrow, Mervin, in a pickle

21st June 2017 Steve Ott Blog

Hopeful for the title of biggest marrow in harvesting tragedy Sad to report that Mervin the marrow, challenger to Marvin in KG’s massive marrow competition mysteriously disappeared last night. Said KG’s editor Steve Ott: “I had just finished my tea which consisted of some freshly harvested roast veggies accompanied by a tasty courgette, lime and coriander side dish and was…

SPIRALISED COURGETTE PUTTANESCA

1st May 2017 Steve Ott Recipes

A little modern take on the classic Italian pasta puttanesca, omitting the pasta and replacing it with spiralised courgettes. If you don’t have a spiraliser, you can cut ribbons instead using a peeler. SERVES 2 Preparation time: 25 minutes | Cooking time: 15 minutes • 3 courgettes, spiralised or cut into ribbons • 4 anchovies • 1 can of tuna,…

COURGETTE FALAFEL

30th April 2017 Steve Ott Recipes

Tasty and vibrant falafel with added courgette for those extra vitamins! Great served hot or cold with pitta and salad. SERVES 4 Preparation time: 35 minutes | Cooking time: 20 minutes • 1 small/medium courgette (roughly 150g/5oz) • 2 x 400g tins chickpeas, drained and rinsed • 3 tbsp plain flour • 2 garlic cloves, crushed • ½ tsp cumin…

Courgettes hit the headlines

10th February 2017 Steve Ott News

courgettecrisis hashtag trending The past month has seen the dawning realisation amongst supermarket shoppers that vegetables do not, in fact, have a 12-month season, and that they are, unaccountably, subject to the weather. A ‘perfect storm’ of flooding, cold weather and low light levels in Spain, which supplies 80% of Europe’s fresh produce in the winter months, led to gaps on…

VIDEO: Sowing Courgettes

16th April 2016 Steve Ott Tips and Advice, Video

Courgettes are a great crop for beginners: easy to grow, heavy cropping and great in pots. Watch to find out how to get started……

Courgette & Lemon Cake

8th April 2016 Anna Pettigrew Recipes

I really enjoy making courgette cake as it’s quick and easy. Great for making if expecting guests! SERVES 6-8 • 150ml (5fl oz) organic sunflower oil, plus extra to grease • 250g (9oz) self-raising flour • 3 large eggs • 175g (6oz) unrefined granulated sugar • ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda • 2 medium courgettes or 250g (9oz), grated •…