courgette 'Defender' F1
courgette / zucchini or Cucurbita pepo 'Defender' F1
Among the most reliable of all courgettes, producing a very heavy crop of dark green, tender fruits over a long period. The...
Plant description
Eventual height & spread
Plant features
Position
Full sun
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Warning
GOES WELL WITH
Buying vegetable plants
If you just want to grow a few vegetables or have suffered losses with early sowings, buying plants is a great way to play catch-up. Buying plants also allows you to grow vegetables if you do not have the facilities to raise them from seed yourself or whe
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To get the best crops you need to make sure that they grow evenly which means ensuring they do not go short of water. Water thoroughly once a week applying about 20 litres per square metre rather than watering lightly more often. Some vegetables such as b
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Once you start picking vegetables, such as runner beans and courgettes, keeping picking them regularly throughout the summer to ensure a continuous supply. Even the cropping period of French beans can be extended by harvesting regularly. Pick beans once a
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You can dry all sorts of surplus veg from the garden. In fact I’d go so far as to say almost anything. That’s how they make vegetable crisps, you know. Beetroot are, they say, particularly good, though don’t bother with parsnips – it’s like eating bits of
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