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Yellowing courgettes?
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| Stargirl 2005-08-28, 11:21 pm |
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Hi all
Allotmenteering is going better than anticipated!
Have been quite successful with courgettes but just lately they have
started to turn yellow. They are nice and firm, not soft or gooey, and
taste fine but I wonder what is causing it. The leaves are a bit
mildewy and some have also gone yellow.
What am I doing wrong?!
Any advice......
Cheers
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Stargirl
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| In article <Stargirl.1ui6vy@gardenbanter.co.uk>, Stargirl <Stargirl.1ui6
vy@gardenbanter.co.uk> writes
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>Hi all
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>Allotmenteering is going better than anticipated!
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>Have been quite successful with courgettes but just lately they have
>started to turn yellow. They are nice and firm, not soft or gooey, and
>taste fine but I wonder what is causing it.
Could they conceivably be one of the yellow varieties?
>The leaves are a bit
>mildewy
Tends to happen if there isn't quite enough water. Doesn't matter if
it's not severe.
> and some have also gone yellow.
If it's just the bottom leaves, then it's natural dying off. The leaves
don't last forever.
If it's all of them, and you aren't feeding the plant, try feeding it.
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Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"
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| Pam Moore 2005-08-29, 8:21 am |
| On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 09:22:43 +0100, Kay <kay@scarboro.demon.co.uk>
wrote:
>In article <Stargirl.1ui6vy@gardenbanter.co.uk>, Stargirl <Stargirl.1ui6
>vy@gardenbanter.co.uk> writes
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>Could they conceivably be one of the yellow varieties?
I grow Gold Rush, a yellow cougette which I find is more productive
than the green ones.
Pam in Bristol
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| Bob Smith 2005-08-29, 11:21 am |
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"Kay" <kay@scarboro.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:zVMtlCVTXsEDFwxJ@scarboro.demon.co.uk...
> In article <Stargirl.1ui6vy@gardenbanter.co.uk>, Stargirl <Stargirl.1ui6
> vy@gardenbanter.co.uk> writes
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> Could they conceivably be one of the yellow varieties?
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> Tends to happen if there isn't quite enough water. Doesn't matter if
> it's not severe.
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> If it's just the bottom leaves, then it's natural dying off. The leaves
> don't last forever.
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> If it's all of them, and you aren't feeding the plant, try feeding it.
What is best to feed them? I have been using tomato food on mine.
Bob
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| Mike Lyle 2005-08-30, 6:21 pm |
| Bob Smith wrote:
> "Kay" <kay@scarboro.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:zVMtlCVTXsEDFwxJ@scarboro.demon.co.uk...
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> What is best to feed them? I have been using tomato food on mine.
Tomato food is fine, as for roses. But actually, any old balanced
fertiliser will do, especially in the open ground. Thought I do
wonder if it's getting a bit late in the year to bother.
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Mike.
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