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Courgette Catastrophe
"andrewpreece" wrote in
: My first attempt at growing courgettes ( in the greenhouse ) is going badly wrong. There is a little bit of white mould on the leaves, though nothing too serious, but every time a courgette gets going, the flower end goes yellow, then brown and soft, then rot proceeds back towards the base, the courgette eventually ending up as a soggy rotten blob covered in grey mould. Is there an effective cure? I had this problem when growing Physalis. As Alan says, the longterm answer for courgettes is probably grow them outside as they are quite tough. I didn't have that option for my Physalis though. If you can't move the plants outside, something you could try to save this year's crop is what I did: - open all the doors and windows to improve ventilation - cut back some of the foliage to allow the air to move - water a bit less often so the green house isn't so steamy - pick off any affected flowers or leaves as soon as they seem to be developing a problem. Worked for me. Victoria |
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