Courgettes planted out too early seem discoloured/stinted.
 

Hi everyone, last year in my first year of gardening my courgettes turned out brilliantly, this year however, we have a greenhouse & I started them in there which meant they grew much faster. I forgot to check the seed packet and planted them out in May when they were the same size as last years crop were in June, they appear to be stinted and have a yellowish tint to them, with the odd white area. Anyone got any advice? Will they recover? I've included a picture, thanks.

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Courgettes planted out too early seem discoloured/stinted.
 

Freedom_Spark wrote:
Hi everyone, last year in my first year of gardening my courgettes
turned out brilliantly, this year however, we have a greenhouse & I
started them in there which meant they grew much faster. I forgot to
check the seed packet and planted them out in May when they were the
same size as last years crop were in June, they appear to be stinted
and have a yellowish tint to them, with the odd white area. Anyone got
any advice? Will they recover? I've included a picture, thanks.

[image:
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...courgette.jpg]


I can't see much wrong with them. They may have got shocked by being
planted out if they've gone from greenhouse to cold weather but they
should pick up fairly quickly. They love a feed of Miracle grow. I've
grown courgettes for many years and the only problem I've had is what I
think is mosaic virus. The plants suddenly stop growing; no more
courgettes and the leaves take on a slight silvery hue. If that happens
they are done for and fit only for the dustbin. However, I suggest you
wait and see what happens with yours. I planted mine out several weeks
ago and they are doing fine. We've even started cropping them.


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Thanks for the advice David. I'll see how it goes, hopefully they will pick up!