How to sow and grow climbing courgette

Our climbing courgette is one of the few courgette varieties you can guide up a trellis. Perfect for growing in a garden box.

The plants produce a lot: from the beginning of July until the end of October, you can harvest one courgette after another.
Climbing courgette growing up a trellis in August
Climbing courgette in August

What is a climbing courgette?

Most courgettes take up a huge amount of space: at least 9 squares. That makes them too big for a garden box.

A climbing courgette has a long stem that you guide up a trellis. Because it grows upwards instead of outwards, it takes up much less space.

This variety was developed for professional growers: compact, easy to train upwards, and very productive. The plants get huge in a cold greenhouse, but also do very well outdoors.

Courgette is a summer squash that you harvest while the skin is still tender and edible. Like pumpkins, it belongs to the gourd family.
A climbing courgette plant trained up the trellis
A climbing courgette trained up the trellis

How do you sow and grow climbing courgette?

This courgette variety is included in the free Makkelijke Moestuin app. Use it, and you get step-by-step guidance from seed to harvest.

Each vegetable goes through a number of stages: we call them levels. The app tells you exactly what to do at each level and checks in when your plants are ready for the next one.

So you do not need to know how to grow courgette before you start: the app takes you through every step.

For the full product details, see the climbing courgette in the shop.

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