"Duncan" wrote in message
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I have some courgette seedlings raised individually in 3 inch pots - an F1
variety with yellow fruit.
The plants are at the 2 true-leaf stage. They are quite big (4-6" high)
but do not look mature. I was planning on planting them out in a couple of
weeks. Should I pot them on into bigger pots first, or keep them in these
same pots until I plant them in their final positions?


And if I may.. on the same subject: courgettes.. I have got several
courgettes (golden zucchini) that are now in big pots and rapidly getting
potbound. Each seems to grow visibly by the hour, and each has lots of male
flowers and budding zucchini (the zucchini are currently about 1.5cm long).
Some of the male flowers are on the point of opening. Do I need to remove
the male flowers to prevent bitter tasting zucchini developing, in the same
way as some cucumbers require some flowers to be removed to stop the
cucumbers becoming bitter?

Other varieties I have coming on in leaps & bounds are a couple of patty pan
varieites (one yellow, one green) a DiNizza and a couple of butternut
squashes. Do these require any specialist treatment too?