Courgette problem :-(

[SIL3011]

Hi all,
It's the first year that I'm doing an organic vegetable garden and I am so exciting about this new world....

I planted 2 small plants of courgette, around 30 40 cm apart from each others and everything was growing nice and strong, they also made flowers and there was a little courgette coming.

Unfortunately they suffered from a 'snail attack' that eat few of the leaves, before I got an organic poison which killed all the snails.

Now the problem is that the plant never really recovered since then. It looks like its still alive, it's still making new leaves, but they're really small and kind of 'not very smooth' and a bit yellow and rough (sorry, for my poor technical terms ) and it's making some new flowers, but doesn't look like it's developing property.
I try to attach a few photos for you to see.


I couldn't find anything online regarding this problem, so that's why I am asking on this forum. Hope I can still save my little plants :-(

thank you very much

Silvia

[Bigmallly]

Hello Silvia & welcome to the vine. This years weather is causing havoc with some crops, I would be tempted to remove any damaged or yellowing leaves, give it a good feed & keep ya fingers crossed.

[SIL3011]

Thanks Bigmally,
I did as you suggest and they keep growing now, just the leaves aren't getting very big, i have two very very small courgette, but they don't seems to become very big :-(
I keep my finger crossed.

Thanks!
Silvia

Hello Silvia & welcome to the vine. This years weather is causing havoc with some crops, I would be tempted to remove any damaged or yellowing leaves, give it a good feed & keep ya fingers crossed.

[Bigmallly]

Have you tried feeding them with a high potash feed. Plus they are thirsty beggers so need plenty of water.

[Snoop Puss]

Agree with BM, give them a good feed. Next year, I'd plant them a bit further apart. Mine are about 80 cm apart.

Out of interest, what was the snail poison? Was it something you sprayed on the leaves?