Courgette question

[Flo_Nettle]

Hi again

I have a huge rambling courgette plant which grew itself out of my home grown compost. I spread it over the plot in the autumn and the self sown plant appeared in the spring.

I've pinched the tips to contain it and its healthy in every way except alll the flowers are male............hence no courgettes. Any ideas?

Flo

[Lesley Jay]

Courgette plants do produce only male flowers to begin with but it's August now and you should have harvested loads of courgettes! Cool weather can cause only male flowers to grow but I wonder if the problem might be down to the fact that this is a self seeded courgette plant. If the courgette was cross pollinated last year with a different variety or an F1 variety then maybe the plant that appeared in your compost this year is a bit of a 'freak'.