Problems with Courgettes

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  1. chris whitelaw

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    My courgettes are flowering and producing plants but then the courgettes just die off please please can someone help me out with this problem. i would be most grateful ..... regards Chris
     
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    You could try helping them with pollination, I think that around 10 - 11:00 in the morning is the best time.
     
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      I have noticed that this often happens with the earliest flowers probably due to cold weather and not many pollinating insects. I think Scrungee is right but the problem should sort itself once it warms up more. Has it been cold where you live?
       
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        For the last few years I've switched to the variety 'Parthenon' which doesn't need pollinating - even so it's still a bit early in Surrey for courgettes to go outside and thrive.
         
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