A new gallery on how to hand-pollinate courgettes has been created. So if you have a variety of courgette you are particularly fond of , why not harvest the seeds for planting next season?
You can't just take the seeds from any mature courgette because there is not telling what its cross-pollinated with and you may get a surprise when the new courgettes begin to grow. However, if you intervene early enough you can ensure a pure variety by hand-pollinating the female courgette flowers.
The gallery gives a simple introduction to the hand pollination of courgettes which can also be used on marrows, pumpkins and other squash.
This handy slide show of photos is a step-by-step guide and in the gallery section of the Kindling Trust website you can find galleries on apple grafting,orchard management, seed saving, bee keeping and charcoal making.
Click here to visit the gallery section of the Kindling website.