How to Grow Courgettes in Grow Bags

Growing fresh food need not require large spaces. A grow bag with three courgette (zucchini) plants is enough to add fresh flavor to the summer table. Grow bags are bags -- usually about 13 inches wide and 37 inches long -- filled with compost. Most bags are marked with three squares on the top to indicate where the seedling will be planted. Grow bags can be used to grow vegetables on a sunny porch, in a greenhouse or in a garden. Plant courgettes in spring or early summer, after the last frost has passed.

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  Place the grow bag on its side on the ground. Knead it to break up the compost inside.

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  Turn the grow bag right side up. Look for the indication markings on the outside of the bag. The top of the bag will have three or more squares marked on the material.

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  Cut out the marked squares using a sharp knife or a pair of scissors. Reach into the bag and make a shallow indentation in the center of each square.

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  Slide the courgette seedlings out of their nursery pots or cell packs. Choose plants in 2-inch containers when purchasing seedlings to transplant into a grow bag.

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  Place one plant in each hole in the top of the grow bag. Plant the courgette seedlings deep enough that the base of the stem is at the same level in the bag's soil as it was in the nursery pot.

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  Water daily or every other day to keep the soil in the grow bag evenly damp throughout the growing season. Fertilize once a week with a balanced 10-10-10 or 20-20-20 fertilizer, according to the package directions.

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  Harvest courgettes when they are about 4 inches long, for the best flavor and texture. Sever the fruit from the vine with a knife or pair of shears, just above where the fruit attaches to the plant. Continue harvesting throughout the season to encourage continued courgette production.

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  Remove the plants from the grow bag after the growing season is over. Compost the dead plant material. Split open the grow bags and use the compost in the garden or add it to a compost pile for next year's garden.