This year we gave away Tromboncino courgette seeds as part of our community veg growing project. They’re a big hit.
Now Eleni, above, is no novice grower. She knows her veg. She’s grown this summer squash before. But this year she’s gone wild and let it grow and grow. She’s knocked twice to invite me round to see it.
She knows it’s past eating, but she doesn’t care. She just likes seeing it grow.
Meanwhile, neighbours next door shared a splendid meal last night with said vegetable. They sliced it with a potato peeler into thin, flat, pasta-like strips and when slightly cooked, mixed it with tomatoes, garlic, spicy mini meatballs made from chorizo sausages and some oricchiette (ear shaped) pasta. It looked amazing and tasted delicious.
There’s nothing like growing your own.
Wow! That’s pretty impressive!
Love it. Good to see your blogs again.
Gosh that’s a whopper!
What an amazing looking veg! Well done Eleni 🙂
I have courgette envy!
What a monster! I love that the sharing of seeds brings neighbours together. Thanks for sharing. Xx
Nice to hear from you again and thanks for sharing.
It looks like the Slaoui courgette we have in Morocco,
doesn’t it ?
Though I’ve never seen one so big. Brava Eleni !
Love to all the family,xxx
No – nothing like it! Love this post.
Congratulations to Eleni. That’s a show stopper. I wonder what the final vital statistics will be.
Love that photo of Eleni with her prize squash – fabulous!
Well done Eleni, it’s a joy to behold.
Lovely when your blog comes. I grow a lot of veg in pots and greenhouse, enormous beetroot in 4″ of soil, guess what I’ll have a go at next year?
Anita
Always good to hear of new and delicious recipes for cooking that most reliable and productive of vegetables — the courgette !!
Great blog. I love growing Trombanicos – as well as great taste – they also make for fantastic images, of which I have taken a fair few of over the past few years .
It is almost as tall as she is:-) I have heard they are very good to eat!
That’s a wonderful sounding recipe, for a very intriguing squash. I love that you get to share in so many veg growing and eating stories, an even richer experience than just growing veg for yourself.
That courgette is absolutely amazing!! I would probably let it grow as well, just wondering where it would stop 🙂