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My veg is dying! HELP

jd.adams101jd.adams101 Posts: 2
edited May 2023 in Fruit & veg
We're trying to grow veg for the first time in our new garden. After transplanting the young plants they are not looking healthy. We were watering them everyday and we have clay soil with a good fertilised topsoil, we maybe thought we were watering them too much so we reduced this but they dont seem to be improving.

the pictures are of our broad beans and courgettes 

Any help or tips would be great?!


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  • CeresCeres Posts: 2,698
    Hi, and welcome to the forum.
    Did you grow the plants from seed or purchase them as plug plants, and did you harden them off before planting them out?
  • jd.adams101jd.adams101 Posts: 2
    Hi @Ceres thank you, I bought them and grew them from seed, they were in an outside greenhouse for the beginning then I planted them. 
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    It could be that the soil isn't compatible - just putting top soil on top pf clay isn't really the best solution.A good "veg" bed needs some preparation before planting.
    Depending on your location, possibly you have also planted them out too soon ?
    Broad beans and Courgettes do require differing soil conditions too :)
  • war garden 572war garden 572 Posts: 664
    one looks like transplant shock and the other looks
    like sunscald.
  • pinutpinut Posts: 194
    In north London it has just gotten warm enough to plant out the cucurbits (courgettes, cucumbers, pumpkins, gourds etc) this week.

    Even then you should protect them with open top plastic bottle cloches.

    Transplant, water well, cloche on and only remove it when you can see obvious signs of  growth inside: the leaves will grow bigger and turn dark green.


  • CeresCeres Posts: 2,698
    edited May 2023
    Even if things have been grown in a cold greenhouse, I always introduce them to the outside world gradually lest a drop in the night temperature gives them too much of a shock. Out during the day and back in the greenhouse each night for a week or so until the plants have toughened up a bit and even then they may need some protection from the cold on some nights. @pinut advice about using plastic bottle cloches is spot on and will not only protect against the worst of the weather while the baby plants are getting established, but also afford some protection against slug and snail attack.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Mine are much bigger than that [courgettes] and I'm only just acclimatising them now. It'll depend where you are as to planting out time, but they're very small, and small plants of any kind will struggle if they're not in the best conditions.  Watering every day sounds far too much, especially as clay retains moisture more easily. It's the best growing medium, but it has to be right in terms of drainage etc, which takes a bit of prep, as @philippasmith2 says.
    Even the gr'house wasn't in double figures here last night. It's all about timing and location when it comes to planting out. If in doubt, wait a while  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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