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courgettes

weiser
weiser Posts: 84 Forumite
last year i had so many courgettes this year not even one is anyone else having the same problem in south east on allotment
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  • wallbash
    wallbash Posts: 17,775 Forumite
    Yes , this has not been a good year for me. re courgettes
    Also the runner beans are only average.

    But to balance it up , the Strawberry's were wonderful and I have started the raspberries weeks early
  • greyteam1959
    greyteam1959 Posts: 4,788 Forumite
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    Not been a good your for me either re courgettes....North Yorkshire.
    Don't think the 9 degree overnight temperatures help !!
  • jfdi
    jfdi Posts: 1,031 Forumite
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    We've been eating them with nearly every meal since May, loads frozen down & they're still coming!

    From just 3 plants! They're like Triffids!
    :mad: :j:D:beer::eek::A:p:rotfl::cool::):(:T
  • raven83
    raven83 Posts: 3,021 Forumite
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    my courgettes have done very well but i am down south! they are starting to get a powdery residue on the leaves now does that mean that they are coming to an end?
    Raven. :grinheart:grinheart:grinheart


  • weiser
    weiser Posts: 84 Forumite
    glad to see its just not me then
  • my courgettes have done greatly, so much so I dont know what to do with the now marrow sized things!!! Im west midlands way.
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  • wheels28
    wheels28 Posts: 42 Forumite
    I'm on the south east coast and i have loads
  • lizzyb1812
    lizzyb1812 Posts: 1,392 Forumite
    raven - the white powder is powdery mildew. It gets unsightly but is not of much concern - the plants will continue to grow and fruit anyway. As you will not be expecting to overwinter the plant if it eventually succumbs it doesn't really matter.
    "Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass...it's about learning how to dance in the rain." ~ Vivian Greene
  • rabidbun
    rabidbun Posts: 321 Forumite
    My courgettes (and peas) are really bad this year (Midlands though). Had three off the courgettes so far (around one per week), but I haven't been able to pick loads young and freeze them as I had hoped. At this rate I'll just snag the flowers and eat those I think.
  • Joyful
    Joyful Posts: 2,429 Forumite
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    After growing courgettes for the first time I am impressed. Although a lot rotted I am getting loads off the plants and some wonderful Marrow sized ones too.

    My beans all got eaten but the peas rocketed away so have loads. I'm even getting green tomatoes growing so will see if they progress.

    I've had quite a few strawberries and rasperries that were planted 2 years ago have given out a lot of fruit so I'm a happy bunny.

    I'm in very wet Edinburgh.
    Self Employed, Running my Dream Jobs
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