Courgette ... can I move it?

[Lady Willow]

I put a courgette in the polytunnel! I know, what an idiot!

It was an experiement to see how much more quickly I could be eating a courgette. ..... anyway, it's getting massive (as one might expect!).

It's got it's first courgette, still tiny .. and a big flower ...... what do you think it's chances would be if I transplanted it outside? or would I be better cutting off it's bigger leaves and leaving it inside. It's quite close to tomatoes and I'm worried it will start crowding them.

I won't be planting a courgette in a polytunnel again!

[ina]

They don't like their roots disturbed - I would just leave it where it is. I've always had courgettes in the tunnel; why should it be a problem?

[Annpan]

I moved some from a hot bed into a veg bed last week and they are looking decidedly dodgy - they still have strong new growth but the older leaves have withered and died (I have put cloches over to protect them)

Now I know not to move them. Does anyone think these might survive? am I too late now to plant more?

[MKG]

You can move a courgette plant any time you like if you don't actually want to harvest any courgettes. Yours will survive, AnnPan, but you've set them back by a month or so. I'm curious, though - why did you move them in the first place, considering a hot bed is the ideal situation?

[ina]

Now I know not to move them. Does anyone think these might survive? am I too late now to plant more?

I only got my seeds out yesterday! So - whether it's too late or not, they will be planted.

[Lady Willow]

Ina ... you asked me ages ago if I remembered who said ....

I'm a size 10, really; I wear a 20 for comfort


I've remembered! It was Gina Yashere (although she's now half the size she used to be)

[andyt]

When transplanting a broad-leaved plant,its not unusual[Thanks Tom]for the existing foliage to wither.Assuming the roots aren't damaged,all should recover nicely.

[Annpan]

When transplanting a broad-leaved plant,its not unusual[Thanks Tom]for the existing foliage to wither.Assuming the roots aren't damaged,all should recover nicely.

[snapdragon]

I would have thought the courgette will spread at ground level and the Toms rise above it - should help in conserving moisture in the ground maybe?


I have one seedling left after the slugs got at them but notaclue where I can plant it out, it may have to be a hanging courgette plant

[Lady Willow]

I would have thought the courgette will spread at ground level and the Toms rise above it - should help in conserving moisture in the ground maybe?

No, the courgette leaves are standing high and proud ... I'll probably move it, I've six other courgette plants doing well outside, so if it doesn't recover it's not the end of the world, will be a shame though as it's a lovely plant.

Ate my first courgettes today .. here is is in my salad - everything on the plate picked from the veggie garden - from the soil to my tummy in ten minutes