Courgette Defender F1 Kings Seeds

Price £ 2.50
  • Quantity
Stock
4 units in stock
  •  Free Collect in Store Service 
  •  Free Local Delivery within 5 miles from Horticentre in Wakefield, Overton.

Courgette Defender F1 Kings Seeds

Price £ 2.50
  • Quantity
Stock
4 units in stock
  •  Free Collect in Store Service 
  •  Free Local Delivery within 5 miles from Horticentre in Wakefield, Overton.
Courgette Defender F1 Kings Seeds
Courgette Defender F1 Kings Seeds
Price £ 2.50

Description
RHS Award

Heavy yielding variety which is resistant to Cucumber Mosaic Virus. Deep green fruits are produced all summer long if cropped regularly. Bush habit.

The courgette is probably the most popular form of all the marrow family. Picked young it can be used in a host of delicious dishes; fried with garlic butter or stuffed!

Pack size: 10 Seeds

WHEN TO SOW
April to May indoors Mid May to June outdoors
WHERE TO SOW
Sow seed on edge 1.5cm (1/2") deep to prevent rotting in pots or trays during April to May 2.5cm apart under glass at 20°C (68"F) using good quality seed sowing compost. Sow outdoors mid-May to June direct into growing site 1.5cm (1/2") deep 2 to 3 seeds in each position 60cm (24") apart.
WHAT TO DO NEXT
Greenhouse sowings should be gradually hardened off once they have developed the first pair of rough leaves and transplanted to growing site in late-May to early-June 60cm (24") apart. Outdoor sowings should be thinned to one plant per station. "
MATURITY
July to October when fruits are approximately 10-15cm (4-6") long.
HANDY TIP
Regular picking produces a crop over many months. Pick fruits when young to maintain a long cropping period.
NUTRITIONAL VALUES
A good source of vitamins A, C and E

  • EAN code
    8708

If you are looking for more information about this product, please visit our garden centre in Wakefield where our friendly and knowledgeable staff is ready to help you. Please visit our contact page to see our opening hours.  

Our address:
HortiCentre
New Road
Overton, Wakefield, WF4 4RG

Our staff are happy to answer all your questions to help you to make the right choice, so pop in-store now. We look forward to seeing you soon.

At Horticentre we have several options for you to receive your order. We offer both a free collect in Store Service and various delivery options. Your delivery charge will be displayed to you when processing your order at the online checkout and you can see our different services and price points below.

Free Collection in the Horticentre Store

This enables you to shop in a way that suits you. Collect your order either the same day (depending on your online order time) or the next day free of charge. 

Seed Packet Delivery

If you are ordering just Seeds then we offer a set delivery rate of £2.35 for all orders outside 5 miles of Horticentre and FREE delivery within 5 Miles of the store.

Free delivery within 5 miles of Horticentre in Overton

We deliver your purchases free of charge within 3 to 5 working days, when you are in a 5 mile range from our garden centre in Overton, Wakefield.

Delivery further than 5 miles of Horticentre in Overton

For delivery of your purchased goods at Horticentre a bit further away from our centre in Overton, we have the following options:

Excluding heavy or oversized goods
  • Spend less than £40 and we will aim to deliver within 3-5 working days for £6.99
  • Spend over £40 and we will aim to deliver within 3-5 working days free of charge

Including medium, heavy or oversized goods

  • Medium sized goods [everything that's not on a pallet] will be delivered within 3-5 days, for £15
  • All other heavy and oversized goods being palletized delivered at £49

 

Heavy Goods & Oversize Items

Some items are classed as heavy or oversize such as bags of compost, gravels, bird seed, large plastics, large boxed items or tools. These may have to be sent by special courier or pallet delivery and as such fall outside our usual delivery charges. This is per our standard Terms & Conditions and if you decide you would like heavy goods delivering then the cost will be shown at the checkout once you have added your postcode to your delivery address.

 

Surcharge Areas

Please note: Our delivery options above only apply if you are not in a surcharge area listed below, the website calculates this at checkout upon entering a postcode for delivery.

Scottish Highlands, Republic of Ireland and Islands: Delivery surcharge of £15

Postcodes: AB31 – AB38, AB41-AB56, BT1-94, FK17 – FK21, G83, GY9,  HS1 – HS9, IM, IV1 – IV49, KA27-28, KW0 – KW99, PA20 – PA99, PH15 – PH99, TR21-25,  ZE1 – ZE3

Isle of Wight:

 

Delivery surcharge of an additional £15

Postcodes:PO30-41

We cannot ship to the following Jersey & Guernsey postcodes

Postcodes: JE1-JE5 & GY1-GY10.

 

 

Fireworks Delivery

Unfortunately our commercial delivery partner is now unable to deliver fireworks and until a new partner can be found we are only able to offer local delivery. If the website does not let you order your fireworks and you are within 10 miles of our store (WF4 4RG) then please contact us on 01924 280306 and we can discuss possible delivery options.

 

Vouchers

We send all our vouchers with own in-house courier or Royal Mail 1st Class Signed. The cost of this service is a flat rate of £2.35 however large value voucher orders may need to be sent by special courier for insurance purposes and there may be a surcharge to pay. In the event of this taking place a member of staff will be in touch to discuss your options or you can contact us on 01924 280306 for more details.

Tracking Your Parcel

Horticentre will email you when your order has been dispatched or is ready for collection from store and our courier company will email you with tracking details so you can locate your parcel at any time. If you do not receive a confirmation email within 24 hours of placing your order please contact us on 01924 280 306 or  [email protected].

*We currently do not offer a delivery service to addresses outside the UK

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