Whole Courgette Verte Noire Maraîchère with very dark green skin, with a small pile of seeds placed alongside

Harvest of deep glossy green courgettes laid out on a wooden table, with a yellow flower and leaves

Courgette seeds Verte Noire Maraîchère

Name: Courgette seeds Verte Noire Maraîchère
Brand: Kokopelli
Price: 7.0 AUD
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A traditional variety with a bushy habit, the Verte Noire Maraîchère forms a compact clump that does not trail and produces elongated dark green courgettes with firm flesh, 20 to 30 cm long.

The packet contains 12 seeds, organic and open-pollinated. Sowing is done under cover from March to May or in place from April to June, and harvesting continues until October.

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What you receive: 12 organic, open-pollinated seeds of Verte Noire Maraîchère courgette.
Habit: bushy, forming a clump, 45 cm to 1 m tall.
Sowing: under cover from March to May, planted out from April to June, 2 to 3 seeds per pot.
Germination: 8 to 10 days at 18 to 20 °C, in a medium kept constantly moist.
The fruit: elongated, dark green, firm-fleshed, up to 30 cm, best picked young.
Space needed: about 1 m² per mature clump, or a container of at least 60 L.

Bush courgette with dark green fruit, 12 farm-saved seeds, for a vegetable bed

The Verte Noire Maraîchère courgette seeds, a farmer-bred variety from the Kokopelli association, form a bushy clump 45 cm to 1 m tall that does not trail. It therefore fits in a raised vegetable bed or a container of at least 60 L, at roughly 1 m² per adult plant. The packet contains 12 organic, open-pollinated seeds.

La Verte Noire Maraîchère is a courgette with a bushy habit, meaning that it forms a compact clump instead of sending out long trailing stems. It therefore stays in its place, which allows you to put it in a raised vegetable bed or a large tub rather than at the bottom of the garden. Its elongated fruits, dark green with firm flesh, can reach 20 to 30 cm, but they are best picked younger to stay tender.

Sow

Sow 2 to 3 seeds per pot, under cover, on a damp medium at 18 to 20 °C.

Thin out

Keep the strongest seedling and cut the others off at the base, without pulling them out.

Harvest

Pick the fruits young, close to the stem, every 2 to 3 days in peak season.

🌼 Male flower, female flower

A courgette plant bears two kinds of flower, and the harvest depends on their meeting. The female flower can be recognised by the small swelling at its base, which is the fruit in formation, whereas the male flower sits on a slender, bare stalk. Only the females produce courgettes, and they do so only if pollen from the males reaches them, carried by insects. The first flowers on a young plant are often all male, which simply reflects the plant settling in. Male flowers can also be cooked as fritters or stuffed, and the fruits find their place in the summer kitchen garden recipes.

💧 Courgette in a water-based system

In a water-based system, this crop raises first of all a question of space. It grows very well in rich water, but a mature clump takes up around 1 m² of your grow bed on its own, whereas the same spot would have held about ten lettuces. Reserve a dedicated large tub for it, filled with clay pebbles, and keep the rafts for leafy crops, as set out in the crop ranking. In a greenhouse or indoors, where few insects pass through, pollination is done by hand, with a brush or flower against flower.

A light compost for the courgette pots

For sowing under cover, fill your pots with a light seed compost, which stays moist without packing down around the seed. The seedling forms a root ball there that can be transplanted whole 2 to 3 weeks later, which is what the courgette requires, since a damaged root delays establishment. After that, allow a container of at least 60 litres per clump, filled with a water-retaining grow medium.

Foliar application, late harvest

Two habits can cost you a harvest. Watering over the foliage encourages powdery mildew, which turns the leaves white within a few days; so water at the base, in the morning. And a fruit left until it exceeds 30 cm slows the plant's production, which costs you the next courgettes.

🌱 From pot to vegetable bed

The courgette calendar is set by the frosts. Under cover, you sow from March to May, at 2 to 3 seeds per pot, on a medium kept moist at 18 to 20 °C, 2 to 3 weeks before planting out, which is done after the last frosts, in practice around mid-May. Sown in place, sowing is done from April to June, after the last frosts, at 2 or 3 seeds per hole, in holes enriched with compost 2 weeks in advance. A seedling sown too early does not bring the harvest forward, because the roots of a plant left too long in its pot become fibrous and establish poorly. Mulch around the plant as soon as it is planted.

🫘 Saving your own seeds

The Verte Noire Maraîchère is open-pollinated: to harvest its seeds, leave one or two fruits to ripen fully on the plant until autumn, cut them open, then wash the seeds and dry them laid flat for about a week. One precaution matters, though: courgettes cross readily with other plants of the same species, Cucurbita pepo, such as patty pan squash or certain pumpkins. If you are growing any of these nearby, the seeds you collect may produce fruits that differ from the original variety.

Technical specifications

The sachet

Number of seeds: 12Two or three clumps are enough for a family.
Seed origin: Kokopelli associationOrganic seeds, royalty-free.
Seed type: Open-pollinated, non-hybridReproducible: seed from your own harvest will give the same variety.
Seed storage: Around 8 yearsStore in a dry, cool, dark place.

The variety

Botanical name: Cucurbita pepo
Shipping: Bushy, tufted habitIt stays in place rather than spreading.
Adult height: 45 cm to 1 m
Fruit: Elongated, 20 to 30 cmDark green, firm flesh, best picked young.

Seedling and harvest

Seedlings under cover: March to May, in pots2 to 3 seeds per pot, 2 to 3 weeks before planting out.
Direct seedling: April to JuneAfter the last frosts, in a hole enriched with compost.
Seedling depth: 2 to 3 cmSeed laid flat, then covered.
Germination temperature: 18 to 20 °CKeep the medium moist until germination.
Spacing: 1 m in every directionA mature clump takes up about 1 m².
Harvest: May to OctoberDepending on the sowing date, fruits picked young.

To budget for separately

Container: 1 tank of at least 60 litres
Seedling medium: Light potting compost for small pots

8 further specifications are available in the detailed view.

In the box

1 paper packet of 12 Verte Noire Maraîchère courgette seeds, harvested from organic farming
1 variety label: botanical name, sowing period, and year of seed harvest

Contents, sowing calendar and spacings checked on 11/10/2026 on the seed supplier's sheet. Depths, temperatures and germination times checked on 20/09/2026 on two growing calendars. Heights and storage periods are approximate figures for mainland France.

Manufacturer and product safety

Manufacturer: Association Kokopelli (SIREN 433481124, TVA FR80433481124)
Postal address: 7 route de Sabarat, Forêt de Castagnès, 09290 Le Mas-d'Azil, France
Contact: Formulaire de contact : https://kokopelli-semences.fr/fr/faq/ (aucune adresse e-mail publique) ; téléphone 05 61 67 69 87
Website: kokopelli-semences.fr

Information provided under Regulation (EU) 2023/988 on general product safety.

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Frequently asked questions

6 questions

6 key questions

How do you tell a male flower from a female flower?

Flower	What you see at the base	What it becomes
Female	A small swelling	The courgette, if pollinated
Male	A thin, bare stalk	Nothing, but it carries the pollen

The first flowers on a young plant are often all male, and the females follow a few days later.

My young courgettes are turning yellow and dropping off, why?

How much space should you allow for one clump?

At what size should you harvest courgettes?

How do you prevent powdery mildew on the foliage?

Which plants go well with courgette?

Growing calendar

Guidelines for mainland France, to be shifted by about 2 weeks depending on your region.

Stage
Seedlings under cover3 months	Seedlings under cover: no	Seedlings under cover: no	Seedlings under cover in March	Seedlings under cover in April	Seedlings under cover in May	Seedlings under cover: no	Seedlings under cover: no	Seedlings under cover: no	Seedlings under cover: no	Seedlings under cover: no	Seedlings under cover: no	Seedlings under cover: no
Direct seedling3 months	Direct seedling: no	Direct seedling: no	Direct seedling: no	Direct seedling in April	Direct seedling in May	Direct seedling in June	Direct seedling: no	Direct seedling: no	Direct seedling: no	Direct seedling: no	Direct seedling: no	Direct seedling: no
Flowering3 months	Flowering: no	Flowering: no	Flowering: no	Flowering: no	Flowering: no	Flowering in June	Flowering in July	Flowering in August	Flowering: no	Flowering: no	Flowering: no	Flowering: no
Harvest6 months	Harvest: no	Harvest: no	Harvest: no	Harvest: no	Harvest in May	Harvest in June	Harvest in July	Harvest in August	Harvest in September	Harvest in October	Harvest: no	Harvest: no

KeySeedlings under coverDirect seedlingFloweringHarvest

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Growing guidance

Seedling depth: 2 to 3 cmSeed laid flat, then covered over
Germination temperature: 18 to 20 °CKeep the growing medium moist
Germination time: 8 to 10 days
Spacing: 1 m in every directionA mature clump covers about 1 m²
Adult height: 45 cm to 1 mBushy habit, the clump stays in place
Fruit length: 20 to 30 cmPicked younger, it stays tender
Harvesting frequency: Every 2 to 3 daysIn full season
Recommended tank volume: 60 litresIn clumps, with a grow medium that retains moisture
pH in aquaponics: 6.5 to 7.5The usual balance between fish, bacteria and plants
Seed storage: Around 8 yearsDry and away from light

What you need to know

A bushy habit does not mean a small plant. The clump stays in its place but it is wide: allow 1 m in every direction between two plants.
Cut the weaker seedling off at the base rather than pulling it out. The seedlings' roots are tangled together in the pot, and pulling one out damages the one you are keeping.
Water at the base and in the morning. Powdery mildew takes hold on foliage that stays wet overnight, and it can blanch an entire clump within a matter of days.
The first flowers on a young plant are often all male. This is a normal stage of establishment, not a fault of the variety or of the feeding.
Do not sow too early. A plant left too long in its pot develops fibrous roots and establishes poorly, so it does not crop any earlier than an April seedling.
In aquaponics, one clump takes up the space of about ten lettuces for a harvest concentrated in summer. On a large dedicated bed it is a good choice; on just a few spots it is a trade-off.

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