HEEEEEEEELP
This morning at 0800 i checked my courgettes and noticed a pale yellow ,wet soft foamy growth at the base of one. I have just checked again 1230 and its gone from the size of a saucer to yhe size of a dinner plate. i`ve never seen or heard of this before,its like something from outer space.
no idea what it was but, one of our round ones went like that, I just took it off and the rest have been ok :)
Never heard of that one, but I know courgettes can weep copiuosly when cut - which makes me think it might have been nibbled by something small and prolific and is weeping through very small holes - I'm thinking froffy coffee makers here.
Obviously outdoor plants have the benefit of being able to drink vast amounts of water this year, so maybe it has a hyperactive root system which is contributing?
I'd be tempted to cut the offending fruit/stem off cleanly and hope for the best. ???
If it hardens, maybe you could use it for cavity wall insulation? ;D
Quote from: gordonsveg on July 30, 2007, 12:27:04
HEEEEEEEELP
This morning at 0800 i checked my courgettes and noticed a pale yellow ,wet soft foamy growth at the base of one. I have just checked again 1230 and its gone from the size of a saucer to yhe size of a dinner plate. i`ve never seen or heard of this before,its like something from outer space.
Is this underneath the whole plant? Or just affecting one fruit or one stem?
Thanks Melbourne12
It seems to be affecting the base of one plant and spreading over leaf stems,has`nt reached the fruit yet.
I'm slightly puzzled by this. If it's wet, it sounds like a bacterial infection of some sort. But it might be a fungus. Try spraying with dithane (or bordeaux) and see if that stops it. If so, it's fungal.
If it's some sort of bacterial growth (maybe carried by insects) then I suspect that the only remedy is to remove that plant completely.