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newspud9
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Composting courgettes
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October 11, 2017, 23:38:25 »
I had a glut, and there must be 20+ large courgettes unpicked but now pretty inedible. I think they can go mushy pretty quickly so can I leave them where they are to rot down, or will it take too long.
Thanks for all the advice
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Digeroo
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Cotswolds - Gravel - Alkaline
Re: Composting courgettes
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October 12, 2017, 06:37:06 »
It will not take long for them to rot particularly if you damage them and the frost gets to them. Days rather than weeks. You will be the hero of every vole for miles. Some of the seeds might germinate again next year. We used to have pigs on site and they would love them.
I feel frustrated that I have so few butternut squash but so many oversized courgettes.
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antipodes
Hectare
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W. France, 5m x 20m (900 ft2)
Re: Composting courgettes
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October 13, 2017, 11:04:50 »
Chop them with a spade. Birds will love them, as will the little rodents. They will be gone in a matter of weeks.
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2012 - Snow in February, non-stop rain till July. Blight and rot are rife. Thieving voles cause strife. But first runner beans and lots of greens. Follow an English allotment in urban France:
http://roos-and-camembert.blogspot.com
newspud9
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Re: Composting courgettes
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October 14, 2017, 13:59:20 »
Thanks for the replies. I duly hacked them this morning and left them to the elements.
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