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Courgettes

jennyhiggins37jennyhiggins37 Posts: 24
in Fruit & veg
Hi just wondering what has happened to my courgette leaves please

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  • rachelQrtJHBjbrachelQrtJHBjb Posts: 819
    It looks like powdery mildew, which is often caused by a lack of water and then over-irrigation. If you think of the past few weeks, we had a dry spell followed by downpours. Well, we did in the south east. 
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    Some varieties naturally have silver-white patches like that.  If it doesn't come off when rubbed with a damp paper towel, that's what it will be. :)
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  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    Every variety I've ever grown has those patches. They have also tended to succumb to mildew later on in the summer, but at the moment I wouldn't worry.
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    BobTheGardener said:
    Some varieties naturally have silver-white patches like that.  If it doesn't come off when rubbed with a damp paper towel, that's what it will be. :)

    I agree with @BobTheGardener … some varieties have those patches. They’re not mildew and you needn’t do anything about them. 

    On the other hand, that’s not to say they won’t get mildew later on 😉 

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





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