Disaster?

I noticed today that one of my tiny courgettes I'm so proud of was rotten at the point where its old flower had been. On closer inspection, I found some of the leaves had some form of grey mould on them.

They're in the blowaway greenhouse, where it gets very warm and humid. I've taken the following action:

* Cut the mouldy leaves off and discarded the rotten courgette
* Planted two of the plants out in the sunny, sheltered front garden, and one in the less sunny back garden, leaving the remaining 3 plants in the blowaway. The idea here is that by distributing them about, I figured there's more chance that at least a couple will do well.
* Also planted some of the other stuff out so as to create some space in the greenhouse.

Is there some major issue with courgettes, or is it just one of those things and it'll be alright?

 

You have obviously not had enough air on the greenhouse.

 

That's my thoughts too Moyra. I just hope I've sorted the situation in time. I'd hate to lose all my courgette plants.

 

Rumour has it that this happens when the courgette flower hasn't been visited by the bees. Try tickling the flowers with a rabbit's tail, (removed from the rabbit first)!

Cheers, Tony.

 

if the Courgette "grew" and then "died" then its rotted. If it never grew, and was just the little "mini-example Courgette" and then died then its as Tony says and was never fertilised (which could be the case if the Bees can't easily get to the plant)