Listening to the fireworks and thinking about butternut squash soup, I suddenly realised I’ve only eaten 3 courgettes this year.
That’s not because I don’t like them – I really do. There just don’t seem to have been any!
This time last year I had a freezer full of courgette soup (ask me if you’d like the recipe; it’s lovely, honest!) and was glad to have a break from them. But this year, I feel in need of more.
Our next door neighbour is a superstar and has an allotment or two, which he keeps beautifully. And it’s common for me to arrive home to find a bag of courgettes at the front door – all shapes, sizes and colours. But this year it hasn’t happened – not once. I did wonder whether the arrival of another noisy baby had finally tipped the scales of neighbourly love…
… But if you take a meander around the allotments, it’s clear to see what’s up. The first frosts struck when the courgettes were still pencil-sized. The harvest didn’t happen.
What’s going on?
Is this just a Cirencester thing or is anyone else missing their courgettes this year?!?
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November 6th, 2007 at 3:18 am
I’d like to try to make some courgettes soup. I’ve been trying to find some new stuff to eat and possibly have something new to add to the stuff I love to eat.
November 6th, 2007 at 8:11 am
Hi Charles,
Here’s the courgette soup recipe. It’s one of my favourites!
http://www.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/recipes/courgette-recipe-1.php
Hope you like it.
Clare
November 6th, 2007 at 9:24 am
Hi Clare, I got no courgettes this year, the plants died off. I have got a few small pumpkins and lots of little butternut squash growing – but overall it was a terrible harvest this year