This reliable variety is quick to mature and will crop all summer long and with regular harvesting. The abundant, dark skinned fruits of Courgette 'All green Bush' should be harvested as baby courgettes at about 10cm (4) long for the best flavour. This heavy yielding courgette has tender skins making it ideal for cooking whole. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 90cm (35).
With a unique climbing habit Courgette 'Black Forest' makes a great space saving variety for growing in containers on the patio. The long stems will need tying onto a trellis or netting to gently train them upwards. Courgette Black Forest will produce heavy yields of dark green, smooth, cylindrical 15cm (6) courgettes if picked regularly throughout the summer. Height: 120cm (48). Spread: 60cm (24). *Reinstated in our 2012 range - coming soon.
The compact, bushy plants of Courgette 'Midnight' are virtually spine free, making easier harvesting of the delicious dark green, slightly-speckled courgettes. This compact variety is ideal for growing in containers on the patio. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 90cm (36).
The bushy plants of Courgette 'Soleil' produce huge yields of smooth, straight, yellow courgettes that are early maturing and fruit over a long period if cut regularly. In trials this superb garden variety showed better tolerance to powdery mildew than many other courgettes, thus extending the harvesting period. This RHS AGM variety has a delicious flavour and will add a bright splash of colour to your plate. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 90cm (35).
This prolific variety produces good yields of small, slender glossy green courgettes. When harvested regularly Courgette 'Firenze' will crop continuously throughout the summer. These plants have an open bushy habit and few spines making the fruits easy to harvest. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 90cm (35).
This British bred courgette is one of the earliest to set fruit in the in the UK's unpredictable summer weather. Courgette 'British Summertime' has an open habit that allows maximum sunlight penetration for rapid fruit development, and good air circulation to minimise disease. This productive variety will produce bumper crops that are easily picked from spine free stems. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 90cm (36)
Rich, golden-skinned fruit up to 25cm long. Upright, open habit, for easy harvesting and less damage to fruits. Harvest June-October.
British breeding in roundfruiting courgettes brings us this prolific new variety. Harvest small fruits to eat raw, whole or sliced in salads; stir-fried or on skewers on the barbeque. Mature fruits are ideal for stuffing. The more you pick, the more dark green fruits are produced throughout the summer on vigorous bushy plants.
British breeding and a world first in climbing golden skinned courgettes. Shooting Star makes a stunning space-saving plant when grown up a trellis/arch. Group 3 plants together to ensure good pollination and tie in stems regularly to support the weight of fruits. The fruits have a higher 'dry matter' (less watery) than many varieties so are firmer when sliced for salads and stir fries. Harvest fruits regularly to extend the season.
Even in cool, cloudy summers, you?re guaranteed a crop with Courgette 'Sure Thing'! These parthenocarpic plants don?t need to be insect pollinated to produce their speckled, dark green courgettes - so you can even grow them in the greenhouse.
Producing pale yellow cylindrical fruits with a green tip, these zucchinis certainly stand out from the crowd! Courgette 'Zephyr' F1 Hybrid is attractive and productive, forming vigorous, bushy plants which produce high yields of distinctive courgettes with a firm texture and delicious nutty flavour. Enjoy a long cropping season, harvest them when young to experience them at their best!