my corgette keeps losing its flowers

[wyntermoon]

hi,
i am growing courgettes or the first time ever and to be honest it doesnt look too healthy.
i have lots of flowers not many that look likely to fruit, but the flowers keep dropping off. is this normal?? the main stalks have also gone hard and flat. any advice would be good they are Ibis F1 variety
thanks in advance
wynter

[paulsherwin]

Just let them carry on growing. Most varieties are only just starting to fruit now (I ate my first All Green Bush this evening ). They normally produce lots of male flowers first. The female flowers form on the end of tiny courgettes which will get bigger and bigger. Often the flowers die off long before the courgettes are suitable for harvesting.

I'm sure celebrity chefs keep banging on about courgette flowers because they're so difficult to harvest in good condition.

Paul

[wyntermoon]

thanks paul
i was getting worried i thought i had killed it lol, its jamie olivers fault as he always does them with flowers on i thought thats how they were supposed to be harvested
i will look forward to eating them, i only just got my garden only ever grew toms before thanks again
Wynter
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[wyntermoon]

this was my courgette last week

[paulsherwin]

Originally Posted by wyntermoon

this was my courgette last week

That looks healthy enough, though the leaves are a bit smaller than I'd expect. This may just be down to the variety though. Keep them well watered with lots of tiomato fertilizer.

Paul

[wyntermoon]

thanks paul,
she looks a bit better this week topped up the soil and fed it again. will post a pic if i ever get an actual corgette
Wynter
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[wyntermoon]

HURRAH I have a courgette i feel so excited lol
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