Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: rikknikk on April 06, 2010, 08:22
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Hi, I have grown some Marrow seeds in a propagator and they have come up very quickly to over 6inchs, they are not holding their own weight and very bendy, does this men they will not survive in the ground?
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It sounds like they might be a bit leggy rikknikk - this is where the seedling strives to find the light and puts their energy into getting tall to find the light rather than bulking out. I will sow my marrows in a cold greenhouse in a week or two's time. If you have more seeds you might like to try again, and perhaps without the propogator, or the propogator but remove the lid as soon as they have germinated.
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Hi, I have grown some Marrow seeds in a propagator and they have come up very quickly to over 6inchs, they are not holding their own weight and very bendy, does this men they will not survive in the ground?
You could try using some baking foild to reflect the light. my marrows won't be going in for another few weeks yet ;)
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my marrows / courgettes have been in the green house since mid march and are doing fine. no heat just a propogator lid to keep the frost off!
try sticking them out during the day if its not to cold then they should stiffen up from being blown around!