Help with cucs and courgettes!

[BizzleBazzle]

Hi,
I created some raised beds out of pallet collars and filled them with a mix of soil and compost from the recycling centre. I put my cucs and courgettes in, and they are just sitting there, not really doing anything - for like 2-3 weeks. What am I doing wrong? They are well watered (I have a new irrigation system thingy) and I feed them with my homemade comfrey feed. Any tips on giving them a kick up the backside??

Did you raise them from seed yourself OP, or buy plants?

I sometimes find plants look like they're doing nothing for a while, but typically they're establishing good root systems then should take off - that might be the case?

Raised from seed 😊

Thank you. Fingers crossed. One of the things I thought it might be is that I placed thin cardboard under the compost (no dig) and it might have been retaining water, so I made loads of holes in it with fork to imp drainage…

I know you say they are well watered by your irrigation but have you checked that the soil is moist a couple of inches down? Also were the plants well watered and the root balls wet when you planted them?

Thank you - yes, I've had a poke and the soil is actually really moist at the bottom, so I think I've been waterlogging them. Going to leave them water free for a couple of days (although it rained last night) and see what happens...

They'll be building roots which will benefit you in the long run with a bigger stronger plant, give them a week or two and I bet they'll be off! If leaves look healthy then I wouldn't change a thing? You'd soon know if something was up