Week 35 - Bed 2

The Genovese Courgette has produced a number of fruits but remains quite small, and it has significant amount of white powdery mould on its leaves

The large Nero di Milano Courgette plant has been quite prolific, including a few marrow sized fruit, and also has mould on its leaves.

Mould is fairly common on courgettes and probably developed due to the deficient nutrient quality of the soil and the recent lack of rain.

The yellow courgette is not looking good at all and seems to be affected by a mosaic virus.

The distorted skin of fruit also points to a mosaic virus. This plant will probably not survive and should be pulled out to prevent infection spreading to the other courgettes.