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Multple zucchini per transplant?
Harris Bolus
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in Fruit & veg
I bought three zucchini transplants at a local nursery, and it seems like they've planted 2-3 per pot. I'm very surprised, because I would think they would crowd each other out. I'm worried about trying to separate them, because of damage I might cause to the root systems. Currently my plan is to grow each group in a 7-gallon (or more) container.
Will this work out as it is? Should I cut them down to have only one plant per pot? Or should I try to separate the roots? Let me know if I can provide more info
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Hi Harris
How big are they?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
They're about 6-8" tall, and each has three to five leaves.
At that size I'd leave them as they are.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I think I'd disagree with that. Courgettes (the same beast, I think) need about a metre each way to thrive, and three together would crowd each other out. Did you buy three pots, reckoning to get three plants? One per pot is plenty, at that size, and get them in the ground as soon as it's warm enough (i.e. no frost).
Trouble is, if you you pull out two, you'll damage the roots of the one you're keepng. If you have three pots I think I'd just cut off the weaker two in each pot at the base. Three plants will provide more courgettes than you can eat, come August. If you just have the one pot I think it wold be best to empty them out, tease the roots apart and repot them singly, with a good feed. And complain to the place you bought them.