Sowing courgette seed now

Mark's Sussex Allotment · « **on:** June 15, 2020, 10:22 »

Morning all,

In light of my blackfly post yesterday and the chance I might lose my 5 plants, would I get away with sowing some more seed now, and will they catch up pretty quickly with the others?

I live on south coast, so it’s usually warm
In to September/October.

Has anyone else sown them this late, and had success?

snowdrops · « **Reply #1 on:** June 15, 2020, 11:09 »

I’m about to sow mine this morning as in the night I remembered that it is the courgettes that I’ve forgotten to sow

. I’ve known for weeks there was something! I shall sow them & bring them into the conservatory or I might even pop the propagater on to give them a quick boost. I’m hoping I can plant them out within 2 weeks.

Blackpool rocket · « **Reply #2 on:** June 15, 2020, 13:55 »

Absolutely go for it, nothing to lose.
The only advice I can give was given to me after germination failures. It worked very well, taking just a couple of days for the root shoot to appear, at least you'll know if you've got viable seed. Saves waiting 10 days for nothing to happen!

Quote from: Nobbie on May 21, 2020, 20:55

You could try chitting the seeds first, just pop in an old marg tub with some damp kitchen paper and put somewhere warm. They should sprout in a couple of days and then pop into pots. I find them more prone to rotting when put straight into soil, maybe there are more fungus around to attack them.

JayG · « **Reply #3 on:** June 15, 2020, 16:34 »

I've managed to rot off even pregerminated courgette seeds by overwatering

, so if pregerminating, keep the compost no more than moist - if not, water well after sowing, then 'ditto' (don't want any further mishaps now!)

Nobbie · « **Reply #4 on:** June 15, 2020, 16:44 »

I sowed some extras last week and they’re up already in the greenhouse. I tend to find the early sown ones run out of steam a bit and these should take up the slack When they do. My April sown ones have just started cropping, so you should get a crop by August

Potty Plotty Lotty · « **Reply #5 on:** June 15, 2020, 19:38 »

Likewise I sow a couple at the end of June to keep me going from September onwards until the first frosts so go for it!

Mark's Sussex Allotment · « **Reply #6 on:** June 15, 2020, 23:26 »

Thanks all!

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