They're one of the most popular crops around, and it's not hard to see why: learning how to grow courgettes – or zucchini, if ...

but single courgettes don't?" She even questioned how strong their skins are, remarking, "If you ask me, courgettes have a slightly more fragile skin than cucumber...so why the lack of protection?" ...

Courgettes are an easy vegetable to grow in the garden and they’re particularly useful vegetables to grow too – there are a lot of easy courgette recipes out there! Courgettes, however ...

Courgettes, summer squash and marrows can all be grown in the same way. One plant produces a plentiful supply and courgette flowers can also be eaten as fritters.They require a sunny location and ...

Courgettes are very sensitive to frost. Sow the seeds in late April or early May, no more than four weeks before it’s safe to plant outside in your area. Sow the large seeds individually into 7cm pots ...

Learn how to cook courgettes in three delicious ways – fried, baked and spiralised. For the sprialised courgette, you will need a spiraliser or large noodle attachment of a free-standing mixer ...

To grow your own courgettes is to be able to eat them young and beautiful (unless you go away for a weekend and realise they’ve turned into the vegetable version of Elvis during the Vegas years).

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Lauren Lovatt is a vegan chef and a pioneer in the mood food movement, who specialises in plant-based meals to nourish both body and soul. This courgette dish from her cookbook Mind Food, she says ...