Marrow
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Sowing
- Seed depth: xxmm
- Germination soil temperature: xxC
- Days to germinate:
- Sow indoors:
- Sow outdoors:
- Plant outdoors:
Growing
- pH range:
- Growing soil temperature: xxC
- Spacing in beds:
- Watering:
- Light:
- Nutrient requirements: N=; P=, K=
- Rotation considerations:
- Good companions:
- Bad companions:
- Seed Longevity:
Marrows all belong to the Gourd section of the Cucumber family and are basically grown in the same way. The plants take a up a lot of room. If you do not have a lot of ground to spare, just grow one of the Courgette varieties and towards the end of the season, allow a couple of the fruits to mature to full size Marrows.
They need a sunny, sheltered position, as they are not hardy. The soil should be well drained and extremely rich in humus with a pH of around 6.0.
Sow the seed in late April or early May, in pots of compost. Sow 2 seeds on their sides 1/2" deep in a 3" pot. Keep in a propagator or warm windowsill at 60F until germinated and then remove the weaker seedling. Plant out in the final growing position when all danger of frost has passed.
Alternatively sow pairs of seeds directly where they are to grow, removing the weaker seedling on germination, 2 weeks before the last frosts and protect with a cloche.
Plant out 2' apart.
Keep the plants free of weeds and well watered.
Towards the end of the season the Marrows can be cut and left in the sun to ripen and then put into storage for winter use.
