Courgette F1 Spineless Beauty
Courgette F1 Spineless Beauty. All the excellent attributes of the ever popular and prolific “Black Beauty”, but without those annoying spines on the leaves and stems that cause some people irritation / rashes. Easy to grow and fast maturing, these will produce a generous crop of delicious and delicately flavoured dark green fruits. These Zucchini plants are compact bush type, bearing handsome oblong dark green fruits in prolific quantities if continuously harvested, but “without the spines”. Crops in about 55 days from germination.
Cultivation Advice Courgette F1 Spineless Beauty
Type:Â Half-Hardy Annual
Time to Germinate: 3-10 Days
Temperature Required: 18°c +
Days to Maturity: 50-60 Days
Light: Full Sun
- A sunny spot protected from strong winds is essential.
- The soil should be well drained and rich in humus, the more the better.
- For an early start (late Mar)
- place a single seed edgeways 1/2inch deep in seed compost in a 3inch pot.
- The critical part is temperature, these need at least 65F continuous soil temperature
- (preferably more to maximise germination rates) until germinated.
- Keep the soil moist – water copiously around the plants, not over them.
- Keep weed free to allow air circulation.
- Once the plants start to fruit, feed every 14 days with a tomato type fertilizer,
- these are greedy plants.
