Poisoned by a bitter courgette?
- Management Committee
- Aug 11, 2021
- 1 min read
Updated: Jan 30, 2022
A cautionary tale has reached us via Brighton and Hove Allotment Federation: their author reports that if courgette plants are hybridised or water-stressed they can sometimes contain a poison called 'Cucurbitacin E', apparently giving the courgettes a bitter taste. Other plants can be affected similarly (bitter cucumbers have been cited - see link).
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