Courgettes: white mould on leaves

Garden Hoe · Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 6:00 pm Post subject: Courgettes: white mould on leaves

Hi, my Courgettes seem to have a bad dose of white mould on the leaves. It seems to affect 2-3 leaves on each plant. The fruit seems to be fine. I grew the Courgettes from seed, had them in the sun room for a while and then transplanted early May. I haven't used any chemicals or feeds. Does anyone know what I should do? Do I need to destroy them or are the fruits safe to eat? Would appreciate any advice.

Gautama · Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:41 pm Post subject:

Probably powdery mildew. A pretty benign disease for courgettes.

MichaelF · Rank attained: Hazel Tree Joined: 22 Jul 2011 Posts: 3

Garden Hoe
Don't worry about it. All mine get this every year. It doesn't affect the fruit. Keep eating while the fruit is young. Don't let them grow >20cm. For a Med veg they grow surprisingly well in NWEurope. They like the rain.