How to grow courgette. 1st Chapter (Cucúrbita pepo)

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The courgette is a vegetable which belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae and is known scientifically as Cucúrbita pepo.
It is an annual herbaceous plant with compact foliage and an indefinite growth rate.
The root system consists in a main root which reaches an extensive growth rate when compared to the secondary roots which only spread out superficially.
It possesses a main stalk from which secondary stalks grow but they will wither unless pruning is carried out in order to induce them to branch out into two or more stems.
The plant can reach up to more than a metre in length; it is thick and cylindrical in shape, with a prickly surface which is rough to the touch. It possesses a series of short internodes, from which the leaves, flowers, fruits and various thorns sprout.