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Propagating courgettes

Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 8:17 am
by Sooz
Does anyone know if it is possible to propagate a courgette plant? If so, how?

On my allotment this year, 3 courgette plants self-seeded themsleves. I suspect they arrived with the horse manure.

2 of the plants were pretty standard pale-green 'lebanese type' (Clarion possibly), but the 3rd was a yellow clone of the green ones. It grew with a very open habit, sending a single, long runner across the plot. I've been unable to find anything similar in the catalogues, so assume it's a cross.

I'm probably too late in the season now to get any viable seed from it, but would like to save the plant for next year, if at all possible.

Re: Propagating courgettes

Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 9:30 am
by alan refail
Hi Sooz
Apologies for welcoming you to the forum with a negative answer.
The simple answer is no, once courgettes have fruited they will die like any other tender annual.

There are plenty of yellow fruited varieties about, so get some seed and sow your own next summer.