Courgette Pot Sizes

[meg_gordon]

Hello everyone

Am growing courgettes for the first time and have now got five plants - will they be ok each in a 7" pot (sorry I still work in old money ;)) and do I put in canes to tie them in to - like I do with my cucumbers?  (by the way, some of the leaves have got a silvery "dappled" look - is that ok - first fruits are formed already)

Meg

[meg_gordon]

[Tee Gee]

 

will they be ok each in a 7" pot

10" would be better. I grow mine on top of the compost heap

do I put in canes to tie them in to - like I do with my cucumbers? 

No! they tend to spread (hence the bigger pot) rather than grow high.

by the way, some of the leaves have got a silvery "dappled" look

This is quite common in some varieties

first fruits are formed already

Pick them when they are about 4"-6" long.

Picking encourages more fruiting!

[meg_gordon]

Tee Gee thanks so much for this - someone laughed when I said I had three plants - guess I can look forward to lots of courgette meals ;D

More for the recipe forum than this, but I loved the flowers stuffed with feta cheese and deep fried like you get in Greece - very slimming!!!!

Meg

[Digeroo]

Fill the pots with a good percentage of manure or compost (Not potting compost).  They are very hungry feeders.  Perhaps some heavy stones in the bottom of the pot.   

[Magnolia]

I've got 18 plants!  Love courgettes, we eat loads.  Had 6 plants last year and not nearly enough courgettes.  What we don't eat we'll give away.