[mike86]

I've got some courgette plants romping away in the garden that I'd like to move to the plot, is it a good idea to do this? I was thinking of giving them a good water, very carefully moving out into large pots and moving them to a raised bed on the plot within 24hrs. Any thoughts, or will  I just be wasting my time? The plants were late to develope, but I think they'll go for another month.

[mumofstig]

I think they'll just die on you 
Mine have slowed right up, so I wouldn't think it's worth trying to move them this late in the year.

[captainhastings]

Are they not annuals so will die soon any way ? My plants are huge at moment but once the fruits stop I was going to yank them out. This is my first year so no idea really

[polly nator]

Even when you move this plant family early on in their development, they take quite a long time to re-acclimatise nd get going again.  So you could have done it weeks ago, but not now I reckon.

[gavinjconway]

Yup - they will probably just keel over and die off..

[mike86]

Thanks for everyone's comments, I think your right and I should just leave them as they are and get what I can from them before its too late.

[Beetroot Queen]

Hubby and i were just chatting about courgettes and saying we maybe all full of them now but give it a few weeks and i'll be moaning about having to buy them.

Would a plant over winter in the tunnel.

[mumofstig]

not uless it's heated 

[Beetroot Queen]

not uless it's heated 

Thats a no then its a community tunnel. Mind you the old boys would have a fit if i tried to grow "weeds" in there. Apparently courgettes are weeds 

[Sparkyrog]

not uless it's heated 

Thats a no then its a community tunnel. Mind you the old boys would have a fit if i tried to grow "weeds" in there. Apparently courgettes are weeds 

Oh so true