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« on: June 03, 2008, 18:01 »
hi all


i have a couple of marrows, courgettes, butternut squash and a pumpkin to plant in the garden when i start to dig my early pots out and i was just wondering if there is anything that i need to do to them and the best ways to plant them?


someone told me i need to cover the marrow plants with a small tunnel but didnt think this sounded right


many thanks

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« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2008, 18:08 »
Hello there, you are right and wrong about the cover :wink:  However, marrows corgettes etc  are very greedy plants. They like lots of space, lots of water and lots of food. keep them tucked up ion lots of well rotted manure and you wont go far wrong. Hope this helps but do remember that slugs and snails looooove these plants and mice aren't averce to them either. :wink:
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« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2008, 18:11 »
ive got loads of manure here so thats a good start.

do you know what the score is with the covers?

thanks for your help


nathan

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« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2008, 18:15 »
Beegly.

I once grew a cucumber in the green house, but it was such a disgusting shape nobody would eat it.

Regarding your bits...a farmer friend of mine used to grow his in a cold frame. Closed at night and opened in the morning.

On reflection, that's not very helpful is it.

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« Reply #4 on: June 03, 2008, 18:45 »
On a normal summer, hm, they don't really need the cover.  And without it they get better pollination and you need to water less, last year they some could have done with it to keep the water out, mind. :lol:
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« Reply #5 on: June 03, 2008, 18:55 »
thanks gobs,

what kind of spacings do things like this need?

thanks



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« Reply #6 on: June 03, 2008, 21:44 »
Hi mate,
Courgettes, about 3' in each direction as it grows into a huge plant,think rhubarb. squash and pumpkins tend to just ramble away like 6', loads of room, but you can get away with this sort of thing around the feet of tomatoes for example so if you're short on space you can do this.

The 'three sisters' idea mixes squash, tomatoes and dwarf french beans for this reason.

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« Reply #7 on: June 03, 2008, 23:42 »
Courgettes will be Ok on smaller space like a foot or two sq, but rest of them will need depending on variety about a sq metre root space of planting distance at least.

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« Reply #8 on: June 04, 2008, 06:26 »
Quote from: "gobs"
Courgettes will be Ok on smaller space like a foot or two sq, but rest of them will need depending on variety about a sq metre root space of planting distance at least.


What mini variety do you grow, gobs? I have to space mine at least 4' apart & then neglect them, apart from harvesting! :lol:
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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« Reply #9 on: June 04, 2008, 07:26 »
Quote from: "DD."
Quote from: "gobs"
Courgettes will be Ok on smaller space like a foot or two sq, but rest of them will need depending on variety about a sq metre root space of planting distance at least.


What mini variety do you grow, gobs? I have to space mine at least 4' apart & then neglect them, apart from harvesting! :lol:


Petty pan. :lol:  :lol:  :lol:


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