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Svea
Hectare
Posts: 1,618
...getting the hang of things...
Re: Squashes/ Cucumbers/ Courgettes
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Reply #20 on:
June 25, 2005, 10:37:08 »
yes tasty burpless are an outdoor variety. mine are romping away as i said earlier :)
the warm weather has meant all my heat lovers have quadrupled in size in the last five days :eek:
lets hope there is fruit to follow soon :)
svea
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Lily
Acre
Posts: 309
When the going gets tough, hide in the allotment.
Re: Squashes/ Cucumbers/ Courgettes
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Reply #21 on:
June 25, 2005, 11:57:40 »
I'm growing Cucumbers both in the greenhouse and on the lottie. The variety is 'PROLIFIC'
are these all female flowers
. The cucumbers are very tiny at the moment without a flower on the end, but there is another tiny stump along side the growing cucumber which could be a flower.
If it grows male flowers will I need to dead head them before they mature.
Lily
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RobinOfTheHood
Hectare
Posts: 1,005
South Yorks
Re: Squashes/ Cucumbers/ Courgettes
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Reply #22 on:
June 25, 2005, 21:35:53 »
Courgettes then...at what size should I plant them out? They are in the g'house at the mo, at the 4 true leave stage and about 6" high.
My plan is to put them in their final position tomorrow morning, would this be about right or should I wait till they're a bit bigger?
Oh, and at what spacing?
Thanks in advance.
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Piglottie
Half Acre
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Re: Squashes/ Cucumbers/ Courgettes
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Reply #23 on:
June 26, 2005, 09:52:56 »
I'm no expert but... I planted my courgettes out yesterday, and they had about 4 true leaves. I planted them 3ft apart as they are trailing varieties but this is the first time I've grown them, so don't just take my word for it! ;D
I'm sure a more experienced grower will be along soon.
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philj
Not So New ...
Posts: 10
Re: Squashes/ Cucumbers/ Courgettes
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Reply #24 on:
June 26, 2005, 15:02:34 »
Hi there,
I've grown courgettes for the last couple of years, and plant them out when they have about 3 or 4 leaves, after the frosts have gone. As long as the slugs don't get them they will soon be growing well. I've planted out some Butternut squash and Cobnut squash a couple of weeks ago, and they were a bit smaller, but seem OK at the moment. Now the warm weather has arrived they will all start growing fast!
Phil
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Icyberjunkie
Hectare
Posts: 817
Doh..I got a slug farm,a flea beetle heaven..doh!
Re: Squashes/ Cucumbers/ Courgettes
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Reply #25 on:
June 26, 2005, 16:23:50 »
I'd have thought planting them out now would be fine. My first year with an allotment so no expert - proven by the fact that I put my cucumbers and courgettes out just in time for the last frost!! As a result I lost nearly all of them. But....I planted both kinds of seeds outdoors and those plus the survivors are doing very well all with some fruit coming. I also put some indoor raised plants out and about 4 weeks ago and they are also romping away despire being put in non-manured ground when I ran out of space!
Hope that gives you confidence.
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BAGGY
Hectare
Posts: 891
Re: Squashes/ Cucumbers/ Courgettes
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Reply #26 on:
June 26, 2005, 19:58:04 »
We had BTG cues outdoors last year. They were fantastic (picked in october - yes october) for greek salad for my dad's 80th birthday do.
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Svea
Hectare
Posts: 1,618
...getting the hang of things...
Re: Squashes/ Cucumbers/ Courgettes
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Reply #27 on:
June 26, 2005, 21:20:44 »
my first cucumber is due on wednesday. how do i know? because we are off on holiday on thursday and i WILL eat that cucumber and not leave it to become too big and/or rot before we return. it's about 10cm long now and will easily grow another 4 or 5 by wednesday night :)
yay!
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RobinOfTheHood
Hectare
Posts: 1,005
South Yorks
Re: Squashes/ Cucumbers/ Courgettes
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Reply #28 on:
June 27, 2005, 18:38:13 »
Didn't get round to it yesterday, will try tomorrow.
And another squash has poked its head through the compost today.
They must like the heat of the greenhouse.
So, that's 5 Butternut squash, 10? BTG cukes, 10 pumpkins, 15 'all green bush' courgettes and 2 melons (sweetheart). I've never grown any of them before. Lucky I've got plenty of room.
I just hope the wife and kids like 'em!
Oh, and I've just picked the first loganberry. Delicious, but as I got the plant in a little late there are only about half a dozen fruits. But the bush has put on loads of growth and I reckon next year's going to be a bumper one for them.
Also got 'thornless giant'? blackberry. This has a lot more small fruits, but won't be ready for a while yet.
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philj
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Re: Squashes/ Cucumbers/ Courgettes
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Reply #29 on:
June 27, 2005, 19:01:28 »
15 Courgette plants. I hope you have a large family, hungry friends, or a large freezer! I grew 9 plants last year and couldn't eat them / give them away fast enough. Only growing 4 this year. Here's hoping for a bumper crop now summers arrived.
Phil
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Gill
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Re: Squashes/ Cucumbers/ Courgettes
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Reply #30 on:
June 27, 2005, 21:29:53 »
Does anyone know about picking courgette flowers to eat. At what stage should you pick them - with the courgettes or before. I have quite a few little courgettes on my plants but I don't think they've been fertilised by the females - if this is the correct terminology, I havent grown them before. Anyway, the flowers too seem to die after about a day.
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RobinOfTheHood
Hectare
Posts: 1,005
South Yorks
Re: Squashes/ Cucumbers/ Courgettes
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Reply #31 on:
June 27, 2005, 22:17:53 »
Try here..
http://www.rivercottage.net/recipes/recipe.jsp?ref=recipes.200304222237
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