[Kimberley04]

Hi

I'm new to the boards, but have been reading and learning from here for a while.

I'm on a waiting list for an allotment in Manchester, and am growing in containers in my garden and greenhouse until I can finally get a plot.

I have sown quite a lot of veg in modules and propagators and now I have some courgettes that are too tall for their propagator anymore.  They are about two inches tall and have two leaves on so far.  I have taken the lid off the propagator now so they're not getting squished.

My question is, is it too early to transplant these seedlings to bigger pots ?  Should i wait til there are more leaves ?

Any advce gladly appreciated
Kim

[lucywil]

when you say 2 leaves are they the seed leaves? if there is just 2 leaves i am guessing that they are, the usual rule is to wait for 2 true leaves but courgettes grow quite quickly so that shouldn't be long, just remember to hold them buy the leaves not the stem

[Kimberley04]

Hi thanks for you reply, the plant does just have seed leaves at the moment.

Should i wait for 2 proper leaves, or pot on now?  Also, should i put it in its final pot, a really big one, or a mid sized pot for it to grow into for now ?

[DD.]

You should really have taken them out of the propagator as soon as they germinated. They will now be a bit weak & spindly.

Pot them on into a larger, but not final pot & bury them deeper.

For the moment keep them somewhere warm, but not hot, with some foil behind them to reflect the light.

Keep fingers crossed, give them a week or so, then harden them off, grow them on a bit and pot on.

[Kimberley04]

Done.  Thanks very much !
x

[Kristen]

"You should really have taken them out of the propagator as soon as they germinated. They will now be a bit weak & spindly"

If it makes the OP feel any better here's the mess that mine got into when ignored in my propagator

http://kgarden.wordpress.com/2009/04/08/courgettes-in-propagator-oops/