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blossom end rot on Courgettes

our.dogs3Ywksww3our.dogs3Ywksww3 Posts: 1
in Fruit & veg
This year I have so many of my courgettes rotting at the blossom end.  Reading a previous post on this problem there seems to be no treatment or recognised case for this.  Last year I didn't have any courgettes with this problem.  Another good year last year weather wise periods of drought followed by wetter weeks.

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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Probably be due to lack of bees/insects earlier on,  they do that when they’re not pollinated,  you could try doing it yourself,  just dab into male and then female flowers.i wrote that in a previous post,  you must have just missed it.
     Still time to save them. You’ll get plenty more. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • war garden 572war garden 572 Posts: 664
    blossom end rot is caused by calcium deficiency usually
    by uneven watering.   
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    edited July 2023
    I dare say that War Garden is correct,  he’s been gardening through and since the war so I’m sure he knows best. 

    Unfertilized zucchini - If a zucchini plant's female flowers have not been pollinated, the zucchini will not grow. This can happen early in the season, or when there aren't many pollinators in the area yet. If you notice a small, underdeveloped zucchini that doesn't appear to be growing day to day, it's likely unfertilized and should be discarded. Gently trim off any unfertilized zucchini so the plant can focus on growing newer, fertilized fruit
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • war garden 572war garden 572 Posts: 664
    edited July 2023

    Lyni am not that old from the war.
    I just research the subject of war
    and victory  gardens. 
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