Courgette pimps nr Seven Sisters

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Permalink Reply by james walsh on July 21, 2013 at 12:27

Ha ha great spoof thanks

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Permalink Reply by LSquared on July 21, 2013 at 12:54

It's not a spoof. I really do have some lonely courgettes looking for company. I can post pictures...

(Ok this really does sound like a spoof now)

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Permalink Reply by Geoff Amabilino on July 21, 2013 at 14:27

My plants may be able to oblige in a day or two, if that won't be too late?  I'm a bit further west along West Green Road.

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Permalink Reply by LSquared on July 21, 2013 at 15:19

I don't think me and my cotton buds would be able to make it on a weekday before the flowers close, but if you have any open next weekend please do post and let me know.

Thank you

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Permalink Reply by Hugh on July 21, 2013 at 12:34

Love the post title, but sorry no courgettes.

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Permalink Reply by HoL Site Admin on July 21, 2013 at 15:23

Response via our Facebook page:

Sharoan Vickerz I have a healthy courgette plant which beginning to bear fruit, not sure about the male, female flower thing...new to this veg going malarkey. Tiverton rd 

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Permalink Reply by LSquared on July 21, 2013 at 15:39

I'm not sure how to reply to Sharoan directly...

Male flowers are on a straight skinny stalk and female ones are on a baby courgette

http://completegarden.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/courgette-male-fe...

If you do have any males and are in before about 5 please let me know and I will pop over :)

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Permalink Reply by HoL Site Admin on July 21, 2013 at 15:52

On our Facebook page here. If you're not on Facebook, afraid you'll need to a phone a friend who is. 

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Permalink Reply by LSquared on July 21, 2013 at 16:28

Ok, thank you

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Permalink Reply by Justin Guest on July 21, 2013 at 22:23

I have courgettes but not sure if I have any male flowers. There seem to be plenty of courgettes though. Tell me, what is the relevance of a male flower and how does it affect fruiting? I have never quite understood the way the male female thing works with plants to be honest.

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Permalink Reply by pamish on July 21, 2013 at 23:00

Here's a couple of good words to impress your friends:dioecious and monoecious .  Most plants are monoecious or hermaphrodite ie they have both female and male parts. Some, like the courgettes being tarted around here, have separate plants, some male some female, they are dioecious. Holly is another common one, you only get berries if you have a female plant that's within pollen-catching distance of a male. 

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Permalink Reply by LSquared on July 21, 2013 at 23:56

My courgettes should have both male and female flowers on one plant and there were males, it's just that right now I seem to have only females and I'm having to cut off a load of unfertilised courgette-lets.

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