Although no expert, I have been successfully gardening produce of a normal
nature - beans, peas, potatoes, tomatoes etc for a few years. This year I
thought I'd have a go at courgettes. No greenhouse; but that never bothered
the tomatoes (south facing garden in Derbyshire). I planted five seeds and
lo and behold like topsy they just grew and grew and grew. I gave one
re-potted plant to a new to gardening neighbour with greenhouse; then sat in
my garden and watched as his plant thrived and produced its first flowers.
Kept mine in a shed nice and warm by a huge window plenty of fresh air,
light, love and care etc - they also started to flower; obviously somewhat
later than my neighbour's. He gave me the first two courgettes from his
plant and they were yummy! My flowers open, delight us with their beauty
and then close up and fall off :-( anyone tell me why? can it be possible
that all mine are the wrong sex? this is happening to each of the four
remaining plants even though as plants they look wonderfully healthy - my
neighbour is not giving his anything other than water and the occasional
tomato feed, as I am. Near to tears now!!