Game over for courgette plant? Courgette rotting whilst on plant.

**rustylady** · 26-09-2013, 04:15 PM

The plant may recover and grow more courgettes, but you need to remove the rotten courgette as soon as you can.

**Vegpatchkid** · 26-09-2013, 04:22 PM

I'm loathe to give up on anything that's growing well, so I'd probably cut off any rotten courgettes and hang on for another week or two. But it is that time of year, the weather's almost certainly gonna get colder and wetter and it'll be game over for plenty of crops. (where's global warming when you need it?).
Cutting off any new flowers might help the plant send whatever energy it's got left into any developing courgettes.

**Pies** · 26-09-2013, 07:08 PM

Sounds to me like it wasnt pollenated,so cut it of and manually pollenate yourself by using any male flower from any squash/courgette.pull the pettals of and insert it into the female flower

**Veggielot** · 26-09-2013, 08:03 PM

I tend to get the odd one like that during the year so not necessarily a sign the plant has had it.

**northepaul** · 26-09-2013, 08:27 PM

Have you had any good courgettes from this plant? As above, it could be a one off and definately remove it.

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