Growing Organic Courgettes:  How to Efficiently Maintain this Delicious Vegetable

Courgettes are delicious vegetables related to the family of zucchinis.  They have thinner skin than your regular pumpkins.  Courgettes are best for vegetable salads and desserts.  They could also be eaten as a regular fare if you are fond of vegetables.  Growing organic courgettes in your garden could give you ample supply for a whole year if you have a good harvest.

Courgettes grow and thrive in colder climates.  So it would be best to plant it in early spring when the soil can be worked on or in early fall.  Courgettes are not very choosy about soil structure and composition.  However, it is still best to condition the soil with organic compost materials and fertilizers.  You must also ensure that the plot has ample water supply and moisture.  You can add mulch to the soil to keep water in it.

Courgettes grow fast.  After planting the seeds you can expect it to grow and bear fruit in less than two months.  This is especially true if the weather is favorable and the early sprouts will not be deluge by heavy rains.

During the early stages of sprouting, a little moisture is needed by courgette seeds to sustain itself.  Adding organic fertilizers at the bottom area of the plot could further induce faster growth, flowering, and fruit bearing.

When flowers start to bloom, it would be necessary to regularly water the plant.  They will need extra water to sustain the blossoming flowers.  However, you should avoid direct watering on the plant.  Just sprinkle the base of the plant with enough water to maintain moisture.

Constant direct water exposure on courgettes could cause problems and diseases such as mildews on its leaves.  Constant threats to courgettes are attacks from wasp-like cucumber flies.  These pesky pests attack the early fruits of courgettes.  They also lay their eggs inside those young fruits.  The larva of these flies will then gradually eat young fruits.  The damage done by these larvas would cause courgette fruits to rot and fall off the stalk.

At the first sign of infestation, you better spray organic pesticides on the blossoming plant.  Another technique is to cover the young fruit with plastic materials.  This would minimize the damage of cucumber flies.