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courgettes are fading one by one

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  • 20-04-2009 10:56pm
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    hedgeh0g
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    I have no idea what is causing my courgettes to fade away.

    Ive attached a pic, at this stage Im moving them out of a grow bag to different soil types in different locations to see if that does the trick.

    The grow bag wasnt water logged.

    The one in the bottle green house was only like that for a few hours. (is not the reason for the wilt)


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    siobhan.murphy
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    they need to be in a hot bed,did u give them manure when u planted them?

    post the pic


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    hedgeh0g
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    siobhan.murphy wrote: »
    they need to be in a hot bed,did u give them manure when u planted them?

    post the pic

    Hot bed? They were kept warm in a tent green house from seed. Its not like they are not used to the environment.

    manure - no. A grow bag.


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    Gordon Gekko
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    You're probably a little bit too early with courgettes yet - if you're sowing them in an unheated greenhouse you could wait another couple of weeks to be honest - they really don't like the cold and if you delay sowing it'll have no adverse effect because of how quickly they grow once the night time temperatures are warm enough.

    I'd write these ones off and sow again in a couple of weeks.


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    hedgeh0g
    Closed Accounts Posts: 393 ✭✭hedgeh0g


    Too early, that expalins that.

    Pic attached

    Do they like peat moss / grow bags?


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    hedgeh0g
    Closed Accounts Posts: 393 ✭✭hedgeh0g


    I brought them indoors and 4 of the 6 recovered so it was cold related all right.

    Ive sewn some new ones as well just in case.

    Many thanks.


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