Courgettes female flower

[cathey]

Hello, Need help!!!
I planted my very first courgette plant in a big bucket about two months ago. I have both female and male flowers. I have noticed little courgette growing. I have one courgette which is about 4 inch, but today I moved the plant outside (the bucket), and the female flower fell off.. Not sure what i should do.. Does it mean that the courgette will stop growing? So gutted!
I know it's abit late for courgettes as it's getting cold but thought i might get at least one!
Hope you can help me with that.
Thanks!!!

Cathey

[Caro]

Hi Cathey,

The flower falling off doesn't mean the courgette will stop growing. It is very late though, so I don't know where you are, but hope it's a warmer part of the country than here! On the other hand, it sounds as if you have a perfectly edible baby courgette now - Hugh F-W picks his anything from finger-sized up.

Caro

[cathey]

Hey caro,
Thank you for your reply. In that case think I will leave it to grow before the frost comes.
I live in East Anglia, so it's not too warm at the moment, but not too cold either.
Shame I started so late

Cathey

[Two_Sheds]

Cathey, can you pop your location into your profile? It helps

[Two_Sheds]

Shame I started so late

there's always next year. Courgettes grow fast, so you don't need to sow them until April - they go outside in late May.