Courgette — Vegetables

Cucurbita pepo

Full sun, regular watering — frost tender — shelter over winter.

Photograph of Courgette — iNaturalist / GBIF

Sow: Apr
Plant out: May
Harvest: Jul
In flower: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep

Sun: Full sun
Water: High
Difficulty: Demanding
Hardiness: H2
Season: summer
Height: 100–150 cm
Spacing: 150 cm
Pets: Safe around pets
Bee friendly: Bee friendly

Grows well with

Carrot — Carrots are listed among the crops that suit a mixed bed with courgettes.Nasturtium — Grow nasturtium alongside your courgettes. Research on squash crops found nasturtium brought squash bug numbers down, and a second trial found it cut damage from squash bugs and cucumber beetles.Onion — Onions are named as a suitable partner for courgettes, so a row of them along the edge of the courgette bed works well.Brassicas — Cabbage family plants are the ones to avoid next to courgettes - keep them in another zone.Runner Bean — Beans are among the crops recommended to share a zone with courgettes, along with onions, beetroot, carrots, fennel and dill, so runner beans and courgettes can go in together.

Growing notes

Grows to 1-1.5 metres. Space about 100-150cm apart. In flower Jun-Sep.