ZUCCHINI GROW GUIDE: How to Sow & Grow zucchini (courgette), marrows & squash organically
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- čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
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One crop I love growing and eating is the zucchini, or courgette, and in this video I’ll share my advice on choosing the best varieties and how to sow and grow them.
As well as courgettes I’ve includes a few Summer Squash too as these are grown in the same way.
As an organic gardener I’m always evaluating varieties that show excellent natural resistance to disease, so stay healthy without the need to spray. You’ll find several of my favourites in this video that offer good resistance to powdery mildew disease.
Let me know which is your favourite courgette in the comments below.
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00:00 - Introduction to growing courgettes
00:36 - Growing from seed
01:07 - Seed sowing step-by-step
02:55 - Watering tip for pots
03:39 - Cover pots with clear film to conserve moisture
04:18 - Place pots in heated propagator
04:58 - Please Like and Subscribe
05:14 - Planting tips and advice - watering moat
08:26 - Picking courgettes
09:02 - Courgette ‘Primula’ - disease resistant variety
10:13 - Summer watering tips
11:49 - Courgette ‘Sure Thing’ - self-fertile variety
12:17 - Understanding pollination and fruit set
12:48 - Powdery mildew disease and how to avoid
14:32 - Courgette’ Fenna’ - disease resistant
14:56 - Courgette ‘Astia’
15:12 - Courgette ‘Orelia’ - golden fruits
15:37 - Courgette ‘Patio Star’ - compact
16:01 - Squash ‘Zephyr’ - two-coloured fruits
16:34 - Heirloom courgette ‘Ronde De Nice’ - round fruits
17:07 - Summer Squash ‘Tromboncino’
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Hello from the mountains of NE Nevada 🇺🇲 Very useful and timely information thank you! Today I will start our Zucchini and squash plants to go out next month.
Enjoy growing your zucchini! Pleased to hear you enjoyed my video.
Thank you for this Video.
Delighted to hear you enjoyed my video. Wishing you bumper crops!
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Brilliant. Many thanks for subscribing!
Oh i forgot I use pipes in ground to water as slugs dont like dry top soil
Nice idea! I've developed a similar watering system usuing seeping hoses under the soil round my tomato plants in previous years.
Thank you maestro for a great informative video. How far apart do you plant the zucchini?
Glad you enjoyed it. Some varieties are more compact than other more spreading types so I would check the grow guide on the seed packet for confirmation of advice for the varieties you grow. In general on an open plot you should aim for about 3ft between plants, but when growing in beds as I do, where I have access to plants from the paths on each side, I usually plant my compact varieties a little closer.
I also planted a few bushes but they have not yet produced fruit
Hopefully they will be flowering and cropping very soon. Wishing you a successful growing season.
@@Adams-Gardening-Guides Thank you
your soil looks quite like a sandy loam. If I planted my courgettes as you have done, they would rot. On heavier, very humus rich soil i plant mine on a little hill with a circular moat at the base of the hill, if that makes sense? This method works well on my kind of soil. Thanks for a great video. Happy gardening 🙂
Nice idea. Thanks for the suggestion. My soil is actually clay .... very heavy in places ... but my veg beds have been improved over many years by adding lots of compost. Glad you liked my video. Have a great gardening year!