"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
FarmI wrote:
"Billy" wrote in message
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"David Hare-Scott" wrote:

Alphatono wrote:
This year I had massive issues with rot on the end of my courgette
& at the base of the plants I had it on all 5 plants & then on my
squash.

Any idea what it could be & will it affect me next year. Was all
find previous years.

Google "blossom end rot" for a million hits. You are probably
watering unevenly. Unless it is deficient calcium in the soil
watering evenly in future should fix it.

D

or you need honey bees.

???? Would the courgettes have started to grow enough to get a
rotted end if the flower hadn't been visited by a bee?

Apparently they do start to grow while infertile and only continue to grow
if fertilised. I am unsure how big they will get as I usually have to
shoo away the bees to get near them.

That's interesting. Does the same thing happen with other fruits/veg that
is really a fruit?