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Courgettes - Self Pollunating

james 10james 10 Posts: 7
in Fruit & veg

Has anyone tried growing self setting courgettes from seed? I would be interested to know how they got on, and if the taste was up to much

 

 

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  • iGrowiGrow Posts: 183
    Huh? Courgettes have male and female flowers and I have never had any problems. If taste wasn't any good I wouldn't grow them.
  • WelshonionWelshonion Posts: 3,114

    Not sure what you mean.  They are naturally self and cross-pollinating.  I would not try growing them from self collected seed as courgettes are very promiscuous and cross with any other variety in the vicinity or garden next-door.

  • james 10james 10 Posts: 7

    http://www.thompson-morgan.com/vegetables/vegetable-seeds/pumpkin-squash-and-courgette-seeds/courgette-self-setting-collection/4307TM

     

    No need to hand pollunate? 

  • iGrowiGrow Posts: 183
    Have a read of the aftercare tab on your link... I have never hand pollinated Courgettes but always end up with plenty in the freezer!
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,123
    iGrow wrote (see)
    Have a read of the aftercare tab on your link... I have never hand pollinated Courgettes but always end up with plenty in the freezer!

    Snap - courgettes, courgettes and more courgettes most summers - never needed to hand pollinate whatever the variety. 


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





  • james 10james 10 Posts: 7

    Mine are grown in the green house so I hand pollinated last year but I cant be ar5ed this time around. The male and female flowers never seem to arrive at the same time

  • iGrowiGrow Posts: 183
    If you leave the greenhouse door open you will probably get pollinating insects etc to do the job for you.
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