Courgettes

[lincslad]

was hoping someone might have some advice for me

[Jeanied]

Am I right in thinking your picture shows a courgette in a square foot marking? I don't think the courgette has read that book and may just need some firm talking to when it gets bigger! The plant looks fine apart from the older leaves being a bit yellow - may well be a bit of a reaction to the cold. You only have to worry when the courgette stops producing flowers / mini courgettes, which clearly yours is not doing, Lincslad.
I suggest you get something to fence the courgette with - canes or hoops of some description, a spot of liquid fertiliser and some interesting courgette recipes!

[sarraceniac]

The plant looks fine apart from the older leaves being a bit yellow - may well be a bit of a reaction to the cold. You only have to worry when the courgette stops producing flowers / mini courgettes, which clearly yours is not doing, Lincslad.

Hey Jeanied, how's this for a first? We agree. Looks fine to me Lincslad except, as Jeanied says, it didn't like that cold snap at night much. But don't worry, it was hard enough not to be killed.

[Jeanied]

Hey Jeanied, how's this for a first? We agree. Looks fine to me Lincslad except, as Jeanied says, it didn't like that cold snap at night much. But don't worry, it was hard enough not to be killed.

Ooops, Sarra, have I been getting argumentative? Sorry . Must be the dyspepsia.

[jackie j]

Whoops I have 4 yellow courgettes and 6 green. yes we do like courgettes and I make a relish and anything else I can think of. I also have the 'what to do with all those courgettes book'.

[OllieMartin]

It is my first time at growing any veg brought a couple of courgettes from the local garden center and planted them , at first all was ok little courgettes started to appear but then they seem to be dying off and the leaves yellowing ? we give them a liquid feed as per instructions and plenty of water daily what are we doing wrong ?

was hoping someone might have some advice for me

Courgettes need to be fertilised. The mini courgette that appears behind the female flower is unfertilised unless either:
a) and insect transfers pollen from a male flower to a female
b) you pick a male flower, fold the petals back and push it into the female

I'm assuming that's your problem. If you have pollinated them and you still have this issue I'm not sure, perhaps another Grape might know.

[Nik]

I think I have planted my courgettes much closer together than you lot, I have about four yellows and four greens and they definitely don't have a square metre each. What will happen to them if they are too close together - will they still fruit? I just hate pulling up living plants.

[Jeanied]

Nik they will just arm wrestle each other - and you may start getting the dreaded mildew a bit earlier than the wider spaced ones.. Cut the older leaves off when this happens. Keep feeding and watering - they are greedy!

[lincslad]

Thanks for the all of the advice the only thing I have not done is pollinate the flowers will try that tommorrow and see if it makes a difference