RHS Vegetable Collection : Courgette : Soleil F1 Hybrid

Vegetable

• Crops in : July to frosts

Description

Courgette Soleil is a superb garden variety. Plants in our trials remained healthy and were slower to succumb to mildew than any other courgette variety, thus extending the harvesting period. The bushy plants of Courgette Soleil produce a huge number of smooth, straight, delicious, yellow courgettes, adding colour to your meals. Early maturing fruits and long harvest season if cut regularly. Seeds are in the RHS Vegetable Collection.

Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here.

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Reviews
A busy plant.
By Alison James 21-09-2010
I sowed one of these and planted out 1st week of June in the garden, and it's still producing loads of courgettes mid September. I dug a bucket load of horse manure into a hole before planting it and when it started fruiting, I fed it weekly with tomato food, and it's always got 5 or 6 on the go. The courgettes are firm and seem to last ages in the fridge, I'm definitely going to grow it again, along with the ball types and standard green ones.

Sowing Instructions

Sow seeds mid April to June under glass to transplant outdoors. Sow mid May to early June outdoors.

Sow seeds 2cm (¾in) deep in 7.5cm (3in) pots of good seed compost. Place in a propagator or seal container inside a polythene bag and place at 21-25C (70-77F) until after germination which takes 5-7 days. Can also be sown direct outdoors once the soil has warmed and risk of frost has passed, 2.5cm (1in) deep at 75cm (30in) apart each way.

Growing Instructions

Gradually acclimatise plants to outdoor conditions for a few days before planting out after all risk of frost has passed, 75cm (30in) apart each way.

Aftercare

Feed with potash fertiliser once fruiting commences. Water and pick fruits regularly.

Kitchen Notes

Sliced or diced adds colour and contrast to salads and stir fries.