Courgette & Summer Squash Plants
Grow your own courgettes and summer squash from organic plug plants. Choose a sunny site, keep well watered and you’ll get a great crop from just a few plants. Courgettes and summer squash tend to be very easy to grow, and plug plants make it even more straightforward.
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Courgette – Genovese
£5.99
(3 Plug Plants)A compact variety of pale skinned courgettes
With pale, mottled light green skin, these courgettes tend to start cropping a little earlier in the season (if the weather is good, of course!) It is a bush variety so will not take up too much space – great for pots! Courgettes are very easy to grow using plug plants – just follow the advice in the growing guide that comes with the plants.
Number of plants: 3 plug plants
Variety: Genovese (organic*)
In the kitchen: Courgettes are a wonderfully versatile vegetable – they can be used in stir-fries, soups, casseroles, salads, pasta dishes, pickled, the list goes on. You can even cook the flower: try stuffing with herbs and cream cheese and frying it lightly.
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Courgette – Green Bush
£5.99
(3 Plug Plants)A high yielding, easy to grow courgette plant
This is a bush variety of courgette, which means that plants are large, robust and vigorous but stay compact without sprawling. The fruit are uniform and straight, with a rich dark green colouring and a fine flavour that’s delicate and sweet enough to eat raw, straight off the plant. Growing courgettes from plug plants is very easy – plant in full sunshine, in beds or large pots, and be sure to water well. You will receive a complete growing guide with your plug plants.Number of plants: 3 plug plants
Variety: Green Bush (organic*)
In the kitchen: A wonderfully versatile vegetable, courgettes can be used in stir-fries, soups, casseroles, salads, pasta dishes, pickled, the list goes on. You can even eat its beautiful flower, try stuffing it with herbs and cheese and frying it briefly.
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Courgette – Summer Holiday
£5.99
(3 Plug Plants)Cute, fun little round courgettes
A perfectly round courgette with bright yellow, striped skin. They grow well in dry conditions making them an excellent choice for summer planting. Choose a sunny spot secluded from the wind. The courgettes can be harvested at any stage of growing, as baby courgettes or full size – all the advice you need is in the growing guide that comes with the plants.
Number of plants: 3 plug plants
Variety: Summer Holiday (organic*)
In the kitchen: Baby courgettes are great for BBQs, simply thread onto skewers and grill. For more mature courgettes, try chopping and sauteeing. They are the perfect shape for stuffing.
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Yellow Courgette – Atena Polka
£5.99
(3 Plug Plants)A golden skinned courgette
These plants will produce beautifully colourful courgettes to brighten up your vegetable garden. Atena Polka is a bush variety of courgette, so can be grown well in raised beds or in large pots. You should get a great crop from it, just follow the advice in our growing guide to get your plug plants off to a good start.Number of plants: 3 plug plants
Variety: Atena Polka (organic*)
In the kitchen: Such a versatile vegetable, courgettes can be used in stir-fries, soups, casseroles, salads, pasta dishes, pickled, the list goes on. You can even eat its beautiful flower, try stuffing it with herbs and cheese and frying it briefly. Delicious!
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Colourful Courgette Collection
£13.99
(12 Plug Plants)A fantastic set of different courgette plants
This colourful courgette collection contains 3 plants of each of these super tasty and easy to grow varieties: All Green Bush, Atena Polka, Tondo Chiara di Pizza, Tromboncino Albania. Harvested together you can put together some beautiful summer dishes. It is very easy to grow courgettes from plug plants – they just need sun and lots of compost dug in. Perfect for pots too. A complete growing guide will arrive with your plug plants.Number of plants: 12 plug plants (3 of each variety)
Space required: An area of approx 1.5m x 4m – Tromboncino will readily climb, so can be grown up a trellis to save space.
In the kitchen: Slice and grill courgettes on the BBQ, slice into ribbons for pretty salads, add to pasta dishes and ratatouille.
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Courgette – Tondo Chiara di Nizza
£5.99
(3 Plug Plants)A good cropping round courgette
A delightful, round shaped courgette which is pale green in colour. It is highly productive so you’ll get a great crop. The courgettes should be cut when they reach about 10 cm diameter – they’re great for roasting and stuffing. The plants are quite compact so you could easily grow them in a large container, or plant them in beds. You’ll receive a complete growing guide with the plug plants to help you get off to a good start.Number of plants: 3 plug plants
Variety: Tondo Chiara di Nizza (organic*)
In the kitchen: A wonderfully versatile vegetable, this courgette variety is perfect for stuffing, roasting or slice it into rounds to grill on a bbq.
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Courgette -Tromboncino Albenga
£5.99
(3 Plug Plants)Gives an exceptionally good crop right through the season
This is a fantastic climbing squash – You can either eat the fruits like courgettes whilst they are still small – they taste quite similar – or leave them to grow and further ripen before storing them in much the same way as winter squash. When used as a winter squash, they have a milder flavour than butternut. You’ll find you get loads from just one plant! As a climber, you’ll need to have space for it to sprawl along the ground (a dedicated raised bed is perfect) or a sturdy trellis/fence for the plants to climb. Growing from plug plants is easy, just follow the advice in the growing guide.Number of plants: 3 plug plants
Variety: Tromboncino Albenga (organic*)
In the kitchen: A wonderfully versatile vegetable, this can be used as a courgette in stir fries, soups, risotto, pasta dishes, etc or wait until it is mature like a winter squash and roast it up for stews and soups.
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Summer Squash – Custard White
£5.99
(3 Plug Plants)A Patty-Pan Variety of Summer Squash
This interesting and very attractive patty pan bush type variety of summer squash produces creamy white flat fruits with scalloped edge and a very fine flavour. They have a delicate white skin (which is tender like a courgette rather than tough like winter squash). The plants are fairly compact so a good option for growing in large pots or beds alike. Your plug plants will come with a complete growing guide.Number of plants: 3 plug plants
Variety: Custard White (organic*)
In the kitchen: Roast these squashes whole or grill slices on the bbq, or lightly fry. Chilli, lime and garlic work really well with it.