All you need to know about growing zucchini

Zucchini vines.

Courgette is a small, dark green firm, fleshy vegetable which can either be eaten raw, steamed, boiled, fried or roasted depending on how one chooses. Its fruits, leaves and flowers are used as vegetables. It has a mild flavour and highly watery and is often harvested while still young.

Courgettes are also known as zucchini and are closely related to cucumber except that they can’t be eaten raw.