[peapod]

I bought courgettes this year (never even tried them never mind grown them) thinking vaguely my little boy could grow them up an arch and they'd crop hugely for him. Anyway,on looking at the courgette packet its a bush, so thats a no go. DD has sent him sone spring onions which hes looking forward to planting, and I also want a big wow factor veg for him for the rest of the season, Pumpkins will grow in a bed for him because he wants giant ones

A long explanation for what can I get for him ?

[Martin]

How about 'Golden Sweet' Yellow-Podded Mange-tout pea from Real Seeds. Purple flowers and lovely yellow pods. Link here; scroll down the page until you find it.

[Paul Plots]

Butternut squash...... as well as the bush variety there's a climber - grows rapidly and the fruit is fun to watch as it develops through the summer.

I grow this through my runner beans...... great discovering the squash as the beans die back in Autumn.

[goose]

There is a climbing courgette plant. i grew them last year, and like everyone elses courgettes, they did really well. T&M do them in their catalogue but you can probably pick them up elsewhere too.  good luck.

[lucywil]

i was thinking of buying a self fertile kiwi fruit to grow up ours

[noshed]

I got 2 cheap rose arches, linked them together with canes and put netting over. The plan is for a bean arch with possible cucumbers.

[dougsta]

i was thinking of buying a self fertile kiwi fruit to grow up ours

If you get too many they make beautiful wine - very grapey

[peapod]

Some great ideas there,thanks all
I love the idea of butternut squash coupled with beans..so it looks like Im buying another rose arch and some netting 

[Paul Plots]

Some great ideas there,thanks all
I love the idea of butternut squash coupled with beans..so it looks like Im buying another rose arch and some netting 

It worked well for me. I wanted space for runner beans and wanted butternuts so combined the two.

Picture taken late evening when I should have been home (I'm told!)

[Jay Dubya]

Hi, how about climbing barlotto beans not only do they taste good but they look good too

Keep on a troshing  J W

[peapod]

definately a big wow factor there Learner 

Havent tried anything out of the ordinary yet Jay (well out of the ordinary for me!) , ive only had the plot a year, but will keep that in mind for next year 

[mumofstig]

The two rose arches with runner beans on, is what i did last year. I got my squash along the bottom by accident tho............it grew so fast it ended up sharing the bed with the beans

[mashbintater]

I bought a grapevine (Vitis vinifera it says on the box) from Wilks for 3 quid yesterday & planted it this morning at the side of my arch. Last yr I planted Telegraph Improved cucs but the weather was lousy so only produced 2 cucs & I don't have a greenhouse cos not got the room.
Might try runner beans up the otherside of my arch, got cucs germinating indoors ....

[Stripey_cat]

Why not cordon apples or pears?  They look lovely in blossom, and not too bad the rest of the year either.

[peapod]

Why not cordon apples or pears?  They look lovely in blossom, and not too bad the rest of the year either.

Im thinking of these for my fences (especially pears) Stripeycat,eventually anyway, the rose arches are just those cheap ones from Wilkos and arent intended to be permanent (though they may be so handy Ill buy better ones) just a quick thing so my lad gets more keen (I hope!)