"David Hill" wrote in message
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Why?

Because, *if* they are grown alone you'll get a better crop from each
plant.

My courgettes were very successful last year.
I put each one on a heap of chicken manure and could hardly keep up with
picking them before they grew into marrows.

It's worse, I have ten now, growing away well.

Of course that includes IF you can separate them without major damage.

Starting point seed - single courgettes are fine.

Starting point is three well grown but seriously entangled plants - you
risk losing them all if you damage the roots beyond their ability to
support the extensive top growth.

So the real question is how much risk is there in separating established
plants.

Cheers


I'd be worried about courgette plants that are not single plants.

I grow mine singly, one in a pot (remember to put the seeds on their side)
and once planted out they are go crazy with
the chicken muck.