Shriveling courgettes.

WG. · « **Reply #15 on:** March 30, 2007, 15:30 »

Far be it from me to argue with the RHS but I reckon pollination is an either / or thing. Incomplete?? A fruit can't start at all without being pollinated, surely??

muntjac · « **Reply #16 on:** March 30, 2007, 15:40 »

absolutly mate lol

sally_cinnamon · « **Reply #17 on:** March 30, 2007, 15:55 »

Quote from: "muntjac"

maybes i think its just the usual rhs ( im a member) way of saying we dont know

Bobby T · « **Reply #18 on:** March 30, 2007, 19:48 »

Nomadafrik. Just a few thoughts from one who as grown one cougette plant in my life. :oops:
You stated that that you grew seed bought back in the UK would this have been developed for a temparate climate and not the tropics?
Do the locals grow courgettes? If so I would imagine locally sourced varieties worth trying.When in Rome and that.....
Best of luck and keep us posted with all the exotics you grow, Bob

richyrich7 · « **Reply #19 on:** March 30, 2007, 20:08 »

Quote from: "whisky_golf"

Far be it from me to argue with the RHS but I reckon pollination is an either / or thing. Incomplete?? A fruit can't start at all without being pollinated, surely??

Take for instance a triploid apple WG it can be pollinated by one other apple , but if it's not pollinated by two different apples then they don't grow properly. In the case of squashes they carry loads of seeds so each seed must be pollinated by a separate gamete, It's said that a squash will need 15 different visits from a bee to fully pollinate.

milkman · « **Reply #20 on:** March 30, 2007, 21:30 »

How do all indoor female cucumbers produce edible cucumbers then - if they pollinate with a blokey cucumber flower then the fruit goes all bitter :?

shaun · « **Reply #21 on:** March 30, 2007, 22:09 »

Quote from: "milkman"

How do all indoor female cucumbers produce edible cucumbers then - if they pollinate with a blokey cucumber flower then the fruit goes all bitter :?

artifical insemination

Trillium · « **Reply #22 on:** March 30, 2007, 22:12 »

Courgettes love heat, so if your area is cooler, then grow them under large cloches and they should swamp you with courgettes. Geoff Hamilton in his Ornamental Kitchen garden show was swamped with just 2 plants.
As for lack of pollination, encourage it with flowers nearby which attract bees which will pollinate everything else in sight in their quest for nectar.

richyrich7 · « **Reply #23 on:** March 30, 2007, 23:16 »

Quote from: "milkman"

How do all indoor female cucumbers produce edible cucumbers then - if they pollinate with a blokey cucumber flower then the fruit goes all bitter :?

Good question, honest answer is I don't know

but I might have to go and find out

Biscombe · « **Reply #24 on:** March 30, 2007, 23:34 »

Mildew! get the same problem here in Spain! tried the milk thing but I find the leaves cant breathe it ends up doing more harm than good. I'm all for an experment so I'm going to try a very dilute tea tree oil solution with neem oil!
PS when you spot mildew it's too late! it its an on going battle so start spraying crops early.

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Shriveling courgettes.

WG.

Bobby T

Trillium