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Tromboncino

Tromboncino courgettesfrom our plot

An Italian climbing courgette with long, curving, pale-green fruits like a trombone. It goes up rather than out, which suits a small plot, and the flesh is firmer and nuttier than the usual sort — it'll keep cropping right up to the first frost.

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in the kitchen

Tromboncino pasta

Dice into cubes and fry with garlic and chilli until golden at the edges, then toss through spaghetti with toasted breadcrumbs and a shower of pecorino. The firmer flesh holds its shape beautifully.

where to find the seeds

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