{"id":6956,"date":"2022-07-20T11:36:59","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T11:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fervalle.com\/courgette\/"},"modified":"2022-07-22T09:33:22","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T09:33:22","slug":"courgette","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fervalle.com\/en\/courgette\/","title":{"rendered":"COURGETTE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6956\" class=\"elementor elementor-6956 elementor-6404\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-870438f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"870438f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCULTIVATION STRATEGY FOR\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCOURGETTE\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a44947b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a44947b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b1fc12\" data-id=\"5b1fc12\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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elementor-element elementor-element-ee95d32\" data-id=\"ee95d32\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4eafa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b4eafa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fervalle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/585ea830cb11b227491c3544-300x208.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6411\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fervalle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/585ea830cb11b227491c3544-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fervalle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/585ea830cb11b227491c3544-64x44.png 64w, https:\/\/www.fervalle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/585ea830cb11b227491c3544.png 542w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebdd0fe\" data-id=\"ebdd0fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7628bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7628bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>Courgette cultivation.<\/strong><\/span><\/h1><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The courgette is a vegetable belonging to the cucurbitaceae family, like cucumber, melon, watermelon, etc. It is one of the easiest vegetables to grow, as it is not demanding in terms of soil, grows quickly and can bear fruit on a weekly basis.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This vegetable is mainly destined for human consumption and, in Spain, it represents 4-6% of exported vegetables.<\/p><h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"> <\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b15de34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b15de34\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b0bd4b\" data-id=\"6b0bd4b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba6b5e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ba6b5e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51120f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51120f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d659946\" data-id=\"d659946\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acfb7f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"acfb7f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32cafdb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32cafdb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86e9ccf\" data-id=\"86e9ccf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96914b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96914b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2> <\/h2><h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>\u00bb Courgette planting<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Courgettes can be grown in seedbeds or directly in the field.<\/p><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li><strong>Seed sowing:<\/strong> around <strong>March<\/strong> in protected cultivation. Transplanting should be done when the seedlings have about 3 true leaves, normally after 15-20 days.<\/li><li><strong>Direct sowing<\/strong>: between <strong> April and May<\/strong>. The optimum soil temperature for germination is between 20-25<sup>o<\/sup><\/li><\/ul><h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7Soil<\/h3><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Courgettes generally adapt well to any type of soil, but prefer <strong>loamy, deep, well-drained soils rich in organic matt<\/strong>er. Furthermore, courgettes tolerate soil and irrigation water salinity well and the pH of the soil should be between 5 and 7.<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7Climate<\/h3><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Courgette is a vegetable that requires <strong>warm-temperate climates<\/strong>, as it is not very tolerant to low temperatures and frosts. It also needs about 10-12 hours of light.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Below 10<sup>o<\/sup>C their development starts to stall while temperatures above 40<sup>o<\/sup>C cause imbalances in the plants.<\/p><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li>Crop rotation<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Crop rotation should be practised in courgette cultivation, as it consumes a large amount of nutrients and could deplete the soil. It is advisable<strong>to allow at least 3 years of rest<\/strong> before replanting courgettes in the same place and to alternate with leguminous plants.<\/p><h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>\u00bb<\/strong> <strong>Care requirements for courgettes<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7Soil preparation for courgette cultivation<\/h3><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before growing courgettes, the soil must be prepared. To do this,<strong>weeds and residues<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sembrar100.com\/plantas\/invasoras\/\"><strong>from previous crops<\/strong><\/a> <strong>are removed<\/strong>, as well as all types of residues to ensure that the courgettes receive the right amount of nutrients. In addition, the soil <strong>will be turned<\/strong> with the help of specialised machinery to improve aeration. On the other hand, <strong>the soil is moistened<\/strong> just before sowing, as this helps the root system of the plants. Finally, it is very important <strong>to apply a good base fertiliser<\/strong> as courgettes are very demanding plants in terms of nutrients.<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7Watering courgettes<\/h3><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Watering of courgette crops must be <strong>frequent and regular<\/strong>, being even more frequent when the first fruits start to appear.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Waterlogging can encourage the development of diseases or cause root asphyxia. Conversely, a shortage of moisture can lead to dehydration of tissues, lack of fertilisation and reduced production.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The most commonly used irrigation systems for courgettes are drip irrigation and furrow irrigation.<\/p><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li>Trellising<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The courgette plant is a creeping plant, so it is at risk of disease and rotting if it stays in contact with damp soil. Therefore, <strong>it is best to stake the plants<\/strong>.<\/p><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li>Thinning<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thinning is carried out in cases where more than one seed has been planted and more than one plant is growing at the same point. <strong>The most vigorous one is left<\/strong> and the others are removed.<\/p><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li>Ridging<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mulching consists of <strong>covering part of the stem<\/strong> of the plants with soil in order to strengthen their base and encourage root development. This practice is carried out 15-20 days after nascence and favours fruit development.<\/p><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li>Shredded and stripped<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Courgette thinning is based on <strong>the removal of the secondary shoots.<\/strong> Leaf plucking is carried out if the lower leaves are very old or overgrown and hinder aeration and light.<\/p><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li>Flower cleaning<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When the courgette flowers have done their work, they fall off and fall on the ground or on the plants themselves. As they rot, <strong>they can be a source of disease and their removal is recommended.<\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li>Fruit cleaning<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fruit cleaning is based on the harvesting of courgettes that show <strong>damage, malformations or excessive growth.<\/strong> This is done in order to eliminate possible sources of disease and to avoid plant exhaustion.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong> <\/strong><\/p><h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>\u00bb<\/strong> <strong>Fertilisers for courgette cultivation<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As we have already mentioned, courgettes are a very demanding vegetable in terms of nutrients.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Nitrogen<\/strong>is an essential element for plant growth, as it is involved in the process of chlorophyll formation.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Phosphorus<\/strong> helps plants carry out photosynthetic processes and is involved in the formation of oils and sugars that plants use for energy. In addition, this element promotes flowering and root growth.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Potassium<\/strong> is directly involved in plant growth, controlling water and energy within the plant and intervening in metabolic processes. It is also necessary for the creation of plant proteins, photosynthesis and fruit production.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Calcium<\/strong> promotes the uptake of other nutrients and improves the plants&#8217; resistance to the disease &#8220;blossom-end rot&#8221;. It is caused by a calcium deficiency in the soil.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For the <strong>organic cultivation of courgettes,<\/strong> organic fertilisers, such as manure, compost or worm hummus, as well as those formulated with seaweed, minerals or other natural elements, shall be applied.<\/p><h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>\u00bb<\/strong> <strong>Harvesting courgettes<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The courgettes are harvested <strong>by hand about one and a half months after sowing.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Courgettes are consumed at various stages of physiological maturity. It is recommended to harvest them before the seeds start to grow and harden. 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The courgette is a vegetable belonging to the cucurbitaceae family, like cucumber, melon, watermelon, etc. It is one of the easiest vegetables to grow, as it is not demanding in terms of soil, grows quickly and can bear fruit on a weekly basis. 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