How to Grow Courgettes in the UK

How to grow courgettes in the UK featured image showing a healthy courgette plant in a garden

Courgettes are one of the most rewarding vegetables you can grow in a UK garden. Once they get going, they grow quickly, look productive, and can give you a very useful harvest from just one or two plants. That is one reason so many beginners want to grow them. They feel generous. But courgettes are … Read more

Why Courgette Seeds or Seedlings Fail in the UK (And How to Fix It)

Why courgette seeds or seedlings fail in the UK featured image showing weak young courgette seedlings

This article contains affiliate links. If you buy through one of my recommended links I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend products I genuinely think are worth buying. Courgettes are usually seen as easy, productive vegetables, but the early stage can go wrong surprisingly quickly. Seeds fail … Read more

When to Plant Courgettes in the UK

basket of freshly harvested courgettes in a sunny UK vegetable garden

Knowing when to plant courgettes in the UK makes a huge difference to how well your plants grow and how productive they become. Courgettes are one of the most rewarding vegetables for home gardeners because they grow quickly, produce heavily, and are relatively easy to manage once established. For everything else worth planting at the … Read more