Mr Fothergill’s Courgette Shooting Star F1 Seeds (10 Seeds)
The Shooting Star F1 courgette from Mr Fothergills is a British-bred climbing variety with firm, tasty flesh. Perfect for limited spaces, it can be trained over a trellis and provides a healthy, vitamin C-rich harvest throughout the summer months.
Key Features
- Pack Size: 10 Seeds
- Botanical Name: Cucurbita pepo
- Genus: Pumpkins, Squashes, and Courgettes
- Climbing habit suitable for vertical growing
- Produces firm, tasty courgettes
- Ideal for limited spaces using a trellis or support
- Excellent source of vitamin C
- High-yielding summer variety
Sowing & Harvesting
- Sow Indoors: March May
- Sow/Plant Outside: April May
- Harvest/Flowers: July October
Growing Advice
- Sow seeds in moist seed compost at 1822C for indoor germination.
- Transplant seedlings to grow bags, large pots, or garden beds once established and frost risk has passed.
- Train stems vertically over a trellis or supports to save space.
- Water consistently and feed with a high-potash fertiliser once flowering begins.
- Pick courgettes regularly to encourage continuous production.
Shooting Star F1 is ideal for gardeners with limited space who want a productive, climbing courgette variety with firm, flavoursome fruits throughout summer and early autumn.
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