Mouldy courgettes

Granny23 I suggested taking of the flowers and putting straw and the husband laughed at me. Thank you. I hadn't thought about removing some of the leaves though. That sounds a good idea. I don't suppose it helps that I live in such a wet part of the country.

I pick off the flowers when they start to wilt and tuck a bit of straw under the courgette - seems to work.

My book says place the ends on bit of broken tile or glass to raise them off damp ground - i have done this and it works!

I do remove all the mouldy ones but I'll try taking some of the leaves off. I'm still getting used to this garden and the different climate.

I do get some that go mouldy, these are usually the ones buried in the leaves. I therefore suspect that air flow is the problem, try removing a few leaves to let the air circulate better. Make sure you remove every mouldy one, the mildew will spread easily.

I have the same problem and have no idea why it happens.