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Courgettes

jennyhiggins37jennyhiggins37 Posts: 24
in Fruit & veg
So I replanted my courgettes into individual pots. They were fine when I moved them and now this has happened. I have heard plants can go into a type of shock when moved. Any advice please, all goes towards my first year learning. 

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  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 4,546
    They just need a good drink! They can wilt very quickly in hot sun.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited June 2021
    They look as if they're drying out in the sun ... courgettes need a lot of water ... I would give them plenty of water and move them into the shade, just for a few hours while they recover.  My courgettes are planted in the soil so I can't move them into the shade ... in this hot sunny weather mine are having a watering can full of water for each plant, twice a day, morning and evening.  
    But, otherwise they look nice and healthy.  :)

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





  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    Until they get their roots out into the rest of the pot, it is virtually impossible to stop them wilting a bit in the sun.  Don't worry, this is normal and it won't take them long. :)
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
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