COURGETTE SEEDS - "BLACK BEAUTY DARK FOG" - 15 SEEDS

 A great variety, with a robust habit, early maturing (50 days if all goes to plan), producing over a long period flavourful, dark blackish-green, glossy, firm but tender fruits best harvested when 15cm long. 2ft (60cm)

These are easy to grow, and you don’t have to wait too long after planting before you are able to start picking a crop. An easy and versatile vegetable for grilling, roasting, frying and sliced thinly, adds a crunch to salads.

Did you know? Courgettes are a good source of vitamins A, C and E pack size: 200 seeds

Pack Size 15seeds

How to grow Black Beauty dark fog Courgettes

When to Sow.  April -May 

How to sow courgette seeds

 If planting early, sow indoors into individual pots of seed compost, 20mm deep, plant seed on its side, place under glass at 21°C and keep moist. When 2 true leaves appear, prick off into 8cm pots. Acclimatise in May-June before planting out in the final position. Can be sown directly from May 20mm deep, 2-3 seeds together to encourage pollination, 60cm apart. When harvesting, check fruit flavour, do not eat very bitter fruit.

Growing 

Harvest as required. The bitter taste of some fruit is caused by naturally occurring chemicals called Curcurbitacins. Bitter fruit should not be eaten as it can cause stomach upset. To identify bitter fruit, simply lick a slice from the fruit; if bitter, discard the fruit. Bitter fruit is uncommon. Cool summer weather can inhibit growth as this plant needs pollination to fruit. Harvest when the fruit is 15cm long.

Harvesting courgettes

June- first frost

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