Heat The day after tomorrow will be hot in parts of the Netherlands: up to 29 degrees! Check whether your reservoir is still full, whether the mix is still moist, shade vulnerable plants around midday, and wait with sowing until it cools down.
Harvesting courgettes
How do you harvest courgettes? I show you in a video as I harvest our Makkelijke Moestuin Black Forest climbing courgette.
The Black Forest F1 climbing courgette has a longer stem than other varieties, so you can tie it to a trellis.
The Black Forest F1 climbing courgette has a longer stem than other varieties, so you can tie it to a trellis.
The plant loves warmth, especially in early summer. Once established, it can grow as tall as 2 metres and produce an abundance of courgettes well into October.
Read the full guide to this variety here.
Read the full guide to this variety here.
When should you harvest courgettes? With some good weather, from early July onwards, as soon as they are about 20 to 30 cm long. Picking early is best: the courgettes are tender and the plant produces new flowers.
Here is how to harvest them:
Here is how to harvest them:
You will find the seeds for this variety in the shop, both separately and in the Climbing veg seed bundle:
