Topic: Cougettes

[knbsallotment]

Help! some of my courgettes have germinated, and are huge! Didn't even know I'd planted any! Does anyont know if I can plant them out, with protection? Obviously not until next week, don't want to kill them off before they've had a chance!

[Robert_Brenchley]

Grow them on for a bit in pots, the soil won't be warm enough yet. You could plant them out in mid-May if you use cloches.

[caroline7758]

I made the mistake of sowing mine too early last year, and had to start again in April!

[tim]

Don't sow mine till mid-April - when will these children learn!!

[manicscousers]

Don't sow mine till mid-April - when will these children learn!!

how old  are you, knb ?..I'm flattered, I stopped being a child a long time ago and I'm worried about my melon seedlings  ;D

[knbsallotment]

I'm a tender 24, and my partner, Becky is 34. I keep being told I'm wise beyond my years, and was also born in the wrong generation - not quite sure how to take it! lol

[Jeannine]

I always start mine early and have no problems, but they do end up  overflowing  12 inch pots before they finally go outside, it is the only way I can get some of rarer squash and melons to get the time they need. XX Jeannine

[okra]

Not starting mine until next week

[flossie]

I agree Tim I sow mid April here too but  I am interested by Jeannine's early sowing of melons.  Maybe if I did that I might get a crop  ???

[vee]

Oooh - don't sow mine till beginning of May.
Does that make me very old?? ;) ;)

[jennym]

No room here to keep courgettes etc ongoing until they can be put out, so I'm a May sower too. But think will sow a couple of melon seeds early just to see what happens, got some last year but want more!

[saddad]

May sowing here as well, but no messing with Melons.... must look at some of the maturity lengths on toms... I know the 80+ days are none starters here!
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