Courgettes?

Anyone else's courgettes poor this year? I grew some about 2 and 3 years ago and I remember harvesting so many, I had to give them away. This year I haven't had a single one as yet! I've got 2 plants as I cut back on the amount I sowed, given we got so many in previous years.

One plant isn't growing anything, the other is growing some but they tend to rot before they reach about 5cm

Have I done something "wrong" this year or has the weather played a part? We've had such hot weather for weeks, I have made sure I've watered them well.

 

They hate chilly weather. Here we had plenty of nights in June that were below 10C, a few below 5C, and that put them back a lot compared to other years. It then takes them a while to sprint once the good weather arrives. Its probably just that.

 

Probably the cooler weather before the hot weather came snowbaby, they might not have made the root growth they need to. Mine have only just got away, started picking last week, but before that they were just sat there doing nothing.

Hopefully yours will get away soon.

 

Mine only went in last Monday.!

Cheers, Tony.

 

We've got 4 plants and have had about 12kg so far!! If we leave them on the plant because they're a bit too small to harvest, they're like mini marrows by the next time we visit

Rotting while still small is often caused by lack of fertilisation which can happen if you're not getting male flowers at the same time as the fruit-bearing females. Or if your pollinating insects have not been working hard enough.

Shame you don't live nearby else you'd be welcome to some of ours.

 

Ive got three different types on the go this year - all started the in the greenhouse in May & planted out first week of June (Sun 2/3rds of the day) -
Group one, supposed to be Burpee Fishhook but looks nothing like the picture on the packet, has been producing loads of light green fruit since start of July with no sign of it stopping - very impressed.
Group two, "Golden", a yellow courgette has had 3 or 4 fruit so far & prone to rotting from the end - seems to be getting going now & so may get grown again
Group three, generic courgette from the cheap seeds in the pound shop has also produce 1 or 2 normal dark green fruit on huge sprawling plants, time will tell how well it crops.

Given that some plants are doing well & others not so well but they are all in the same place & have the same sort of water from the automatic watering system, Im no closer to working these plants out !

 

This is the 2 plants, the one in the left is dinky!


Finally one courgette seems to be growing better




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