The difference between Cucumbers,Marrows and Courgettes

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  1. Paul Blackburn

    Paul Blackburn Gardener

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    I thought I had some cucumbers growing in the green but am beginning to think they may be marrows or courgettes as I may have mixed up the labels.Is it possible to tell the difference between these three vegetables.
     
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    miraflores Total Gardener

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    If you rub the leaves and try and detect the difference that way by feeling the smell.
     
  3. Scrungee

    Scrungee Well known for it

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    If you have both cucumbers and marrows/courgettes, the cucumbers will have noticeably smaller first (seed) leaves. Cucumber seed leaves are normally smoother and slightly narrower than those of marrows/cougettes. When the first true leaves appear, those on cucumbers will be curlier.

    And if any plants die at the faintest hint of a chilly night, they will have been cucumbers.
     
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      pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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      Marrows and courgettes, as far as I know, are basically the same plant, it's mainly about variety.
      Cues are different and very easy to distinguish from marrows, as Scrungee points out.
       
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