Lumpy marrows/courgettes

Because I couldn't get out to cut the courgettes for a few days they grew into marrows (of course) but two of the plants have produced lumpy marrows. I have six plants in all - far too many for two of us - but the other four seem fine. Here is a picture so hopefully someone will tell me if they are edible. I usually give the larger courgettes to friends who have chickens but don't want to pass on anything which could be infected.



All advice gratefully accepted as usual.

 

Kryssy, I don`t think you have anything to worry about, if it had been cucumbers I would have said bin them, because it would mean that they had been pollinated, which you don`t want. with courgettes and marrows, however, you want them to pollinate. Of course, if you don`t want to give them away you could always turn them into chutney. David.

 

Hi and thank you both for your suggestions and I will not worry too much about the knobs then. I have searched out some recipes and I think I might become a domestic goddess and make jam and chutney.

 

Shiney, you are not Anthony Worral-Thompson in disguise are you? David.

 

kryssy, dont panic, but I think your plants have a virus, are the leaves distorted as well?

 

I had the self-same problem this year. Three of my courgette plants had this, and the leaves went very small, yellowish, and crinkly. We ate the courgettes anyway, and still alive. The fourth plant was unaffected, and is still producing, whereas the other three have rotted away completely while we were in Greece for 2 weeks.