Leaves on courgettes...

....the bottom leaves on my courgettes seem to be dying but the rest of the plants are healthy and growing strong

Are they ok? *wobbles bottom lip*

 

It's a looooong time since I've grown courgettes, but from what I remember they always had dry lower leaves. JWK is tight tho, a photo might help

 

Lovely photo John. At least your bottom leaves wont be drying out!!!!!

 

Yes, a photo would help Lisa. If the rest of the plant looks healthy the bottom leaves which are dying might just be the seed leaves which always die off once the plant has no further use for them.

 

Loving your work there John

Lisa the same is happening with mine but I don't think It's out to worry about, just bottom ones rotting away nearest soil & as u said rest of plant is strong/healthy.

 

You don't look a hundred!!

 

Yea certainly is the beer John it's even putting hairs on yer chest at such a tender age too bet Mrs JWK is impressed

 

Mine did that last year and the fruits were all fine, dandy and multiple. I think its just as Alice says and your plants just don't need those leaves any more

 

Loving the pic John! :WINK1:

Sorry about lack of photo - more down to my shyness and incompetence at these things :o

anyhow, good news - courgettes seem to be doing okay according to fellow allotmenteer - he says the same as most of you said...bottom dry leaves are quite common with courgettes - so I took dead leaves off and carried on with what I was doing - I was concerned that i wasn't watering them enough but all seems to be going well according to plan.....



....although friend has warned that I will end up with " shedloads of courgettes" :yess: erm....anyone know any recipes for courgette chutney


Thanks everyone for your support and cheers john!