Muddled up my courgettes!

[amanda21]

OK I sowed courgettes and butternut squash a while ago and now need to plant out but they've got muddled up!  I know I know labelling is the way to go - LOL!!  Anyway some seem to have heart shaped leaves and some more jagged leaves - any idea which is which?  Thanks

[amanda21]

[manicscousers]

I know my courgettes have jagged leaves but can't remember if the butternut do , not much help, eh? :)

[BarriedaleNick]

Mmmm may be difficult but IICRC butternut leaves are more rounded and courgette more jagged but I could be wrong. 

Courgette - http://www.pitheringabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/dscf1736.JPG
BS - http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3235/2779819021_e4f7537f09_o.jpg

possibly

[saddad]

I'd agree with that as a rule of thumb  :)

[amanda21]

Thank you!

[amphibian]

stick them in the ground, you'll soon find out.

[caroline7758]

I posted with the same problem recently:

http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,51900.msg527083.html#msg527083

You're not the only one!

[GodfreyRob]

The Butternut will be the ones that grow the slowest - and yes, Courgettes have jagged leaves and the Butternut more rounded with more of a bluish tint.

[amanda21]

Thanks all - I'm pretty sure I've got them sorted - and yes the BNS are not so advanced - in fact they look pathetic compared to the courgettes so I'm holding off putting them in while we have a bit of a cooler windy few days!  Cheers (and I promise to label better in future - LOL!)

[Digeroo]

Courgettes not keen on wind either.  They do like a bit of protection at this time of year.  I was once told that they are not happy below 7 degrees.  They do appreciate a bit of fleece on windy days and cold nights. 

[terrier]

I planted mine in car tyres last spring, the tyres made great wind breaks. As theplants grew. I removed the tyres.

[1066]

Courgettes not keen on wind either.  They do like a bit of protection at this time of year.  I was once told that they are not happy below 7 degrees.  They do appreciate a bit of fleece on windy days and cold nights. 

I can confirm that! I started to harden my courgettes off last week - when it was really windy (must have been a blonde hair day LOL) and they all looked truly pathetic, and started to think I might have lost the lot. So I gave them some shelter and they've picked back up now  :)

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