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Talkback: Courgette rot

, growing courgettes under plastic this year. Do you mean that you remove the flowers and leave the courgettes on the plant to grow more or when the flowers start to rot is it time to remove the courgettes from teh plant?Thanks Help - please advise what by Linda Salfiti-Hoult

28/11/2011 18:39:32

by mdjlucan

courgettes

I am growing courgettes (defender) in pots, and they are going soft and rotting at the flower end. This has happened in previous years, not just because this summer has been very wet. I remove the flower head, and any yellowing leaves. Any tips by jenny wren

09/07/2012 10:50:28

by Dovefromabove

Talkback: Courgette rot

I'd like some tips about how to grow potatoes in containers Hope to get a better summer this year then! I'm growing courgettes for the first time this year. I've put them in pots as I don't have a lot of room in the garden. I keep checking them over by rojeff

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24/11/2011 15:29:11

by GrowmoreMoe

courgettes

I have tried for the past 5yrs to grow courgettes, they start really well grown from seed and I have one or two courgettes and the leaves start to go white and rot.I have grown them in pots, grow bags and last yr I grew them in a bed to give them by veggie fingers

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27/02/2012 16:25:49

by veggie fingers

Talkback: Not another courgette!

because it is raining and cold! Freezes well! I have also added in runner beans and leeks when available. Glut????? So why have mine grown and then rotted off in the worst summer for rain? I disguised yellow courgettes in "carrot" cake. make as for carrot by Ruffy

28/11/2011 18:29:50

by Dee

Leaves very pale green on Courgettes

My courgette plants have been out for about a week. I wish I had hung on another week really, I didn't expect that weather over the past few days. The leaves are very pale green, they were dark green when they were in the cold frame. Could by mudlark

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04/06/2012 19:46:55

by Dovefromabove

Talkback: Planting courgettes

their own. When you are here in San Diego, California, cougettes can sometimes be too easy! LAST YEAR I GREW COURGETTES WHICH DEVELOPED MILDEW AND ROTTED WHEN ABOUT 3 INCHES LONG. I HAVE TRIED AGAIN THIS YEAR AND WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY TIPS TO PREVENT by Veggiepot

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24/05/2012 14:34:28

by h_shep

Talkback: Growing courgettes

I am growing courgettes in the greenhouse for the first time this year. I'm not sure if this is a good idea - maybe they would be better outside but I don't have much room. I was wondering, do they need all their leaves or can I remove some by Rickem

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28/11/2011 18:41:04

by ALISON

Gigantic courgette leaves

the weather picks up - courgettes do well with lots of nutrients in the soil (my raised bed is about half and half good topsoil and well rotted manure - you can't get much richer than that!), and they'll go on cropping well into the autumn - providing we get by lucy33

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02/07/2012 08:00:16

by lucy33

Filling a raised bed

Hi, I have a new raised bed, 1m x 1m and 30cm deep. I plan to use it for courgette/squash plants - should I fill it with a mixture of topsoil and well rotted farmyard manure, or would you advise using 'multi-purpose compost'? The first by Dovefromabove

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15/05/2012 16:37:15

by Johntheeng

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