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Courgettes shrinking!

jenniedentonjenniedenton Posts: 9
in Problem solving
Initially my courgette plants (each in a large pot in a greenhouse) grew well and started to produce flowers and courgettes albeit small.

I moved them to a spot in full sun as my internet search said they needed more sun and better pollination to do better and produce larger courgettes.
now their leaves are yellowing and the fruit which grows gets to 3inches long and then stats to shrivel at the flower end......

what am I doing wrong? How can I improve the plants and fruit?!
TIA

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    They're shrivelling because they've not been pollinated.

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • jenniedentonjenniedenton Posts: 9
    edited July 2020
    Thanks! Any suggestions on what I can do?
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Keep them fed and watered and wait for them to produce male flowers at the same time as females ... then if there's plenty of insect activity they'll do it themselves, otherwise you can help them along ... there's some info telling you how to do it on here https://www.sundaygardener.co.uk/how_to_grow_courgettes.html

    Good luck.

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • jenniedentonjenniedenton Posts: 9
    Thank you for the information and website suggestion :-)
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