On Sat, 5 Sep 2015 11:45:38 Jeff Layman wrote:

On 04/09/15 22:33, David Hill wrote:
This is a must read, though I doubt many of us would grow courgettes.
http://www.thelocal.de/20150821/cour...-in-heidelberg
I must say it is new information to me.
David@ a for once rain free side of Swansea Bay

Fascinating. I often wondered what the attractiveness of bitter gourd
was to those who ate it! Can't say that I've ever tasted anything
bitter in a courgette.

I once had some gherkins grow to a very large size. I pickled them but
even then they were too bitter to eat.

David

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David Rance writing from Caversham, Reading, UK