Aspect: very sensitive to frost. Do best with rich soil. Plant on slight mound so excess rain does not rot stem.
Care: Feed with dilute tomato feed once a week. Earleist flowers may need hand-pollination.
Water: Regularly - a weekly good soak is better than lesser daily amounts. Over-watering encourages leaf growth over fruit production.
Harvest:
- Pick regularly to encourage cropping. If going away pick all flowers and fruits.
- Can freeze courgettes whole - use within 6 months.
- Over-abundant male flowers - pick when just open and remove stamen, wash and stuff, dip in a light batter and fry till golden. Good stuffings are (a) feta cheese & mint or (b) cooked rice, grated cheese & herbs.
