Hi, I have tried searching but cant find anything.............my courgettes are very scrawny/leggy and then thicker and bushing at the top. Can I plant out a bit deeper up nearer the seed leaves or will the stem just rot???
There is only one way to find out isn't there?
They should be fine though.
I tried this with some butternut squash and they rotted.
Arent courgettes the same family?
But nothing ventured, nothing gained I say.
there still in pots yeah well ive had this problem before what soil is in the pots sounds to me one of two things where are you currently storing them are you feeding them and the most important they like constant temp sounds tome if there bushy on top but leggy have you moved them at all recently
I potted mine on, up to the first leaves and they are doing well. I think they like moisture on the ground but not really on the leaves.
I started them on my windowledge indoors and then moved them out to the greenhouse, within the last couple of weeks (to be honest the greenhouse is probably warmer than in our house)............The stem up to the seed leaves were kind of the same last year and they were started outside and stayed outside during that heatwave but they just ended up in pots as I didnt have the allotment then, so just put plenty of canes around them. Just a bit worried about the wind on the allotment as its a very open site..............I'm just too much of a wimp to plant them in and watch them rot........I know they are easy to grow but still.............just thought someone would have had experience of planting upto seed leaves last year??........... :-\ I'll just have to make my mind up by tomorrow and be done with it I suppose :)
I always plant Courgettes, Toms, Cucumbers etc up to the seed leaves, did this last year and they were fine – if you are worried about the stem rotting, plant on a small mound and the water will run away from the stem - hope this helps
The stems do thicken up eventually, but I don't think you'll do any harm planting them down a bit.
I potted my cucumbers on last week and two of them - Zeina and Petita have gone brownish and thin at the point where the stem enters the soil, although they were not potted on much deeper than they were in their 3" pots. The other variety - Carmen is doing brilliantly and is making a beautiful rooting system. I think I'll have to start again with the first two varieties but only have a seed or two left which I was hoping to keep for next year. Botheration!
Tricia