Courgettes: Two or Three Plants Are Enough for a Whole Family
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Courgettes grow fast and crop generously. How to sow them, how much space they need and when to pick.
Sowing
Courgettes are sown directly outside from early May, 2–3 cm deep, 2 seeds per position. For an earlier harvest, raise seedlings in pots from mid-April.
Each plant takes up about 1 sq m. Three or four plants are quite enough for one household.
Care
- Watering: generously, at the base, especially during flowering and fruit set.
- Mulch: keeps the fruits off the wet soil.
- Powdery mildew: appears in late summer; remove affected leaves.
Pollination
If the small fruits turn yellow and drop off while young, they have probably not been pollinated. In the morning you can transfer pollen with a brush from a male flower (on a thin stalk) to a female flower (with a tiny courgette at the base).
Harvest
Pick at 15–20 cm long. A big courgette is not better — it is more watery and slows the formation of new fruit. The flowers are also edible, stuffed or fried.
Photo: Evan-Amos, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
