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<p>Petemason: </p> <hr /> <div>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.&lt;br&gt; <br /> 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.&lt;br&gt; <br /> Sow the seed in late April or early May, in pots of compost. Sow 2 seeds on their sides 1/2&quot; deep in a 3&quot; 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.&lt;br&gt; <br /> 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. <br /> Plant out 2&#039; apart.&lt;br&gt; <br /> Keep the plants free of weeds and well watered.&lt;br&gt; <br /> 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.</div>

Petemason http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/mediawiki/index.php/Marrow 2006-04-03T16:02:11Z

<p>Petemason: </p> <hr /> <div>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. <br /> 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. <br /> Sow the seed in late April or early May, in pots of compost. Sow 2 seeds on their sides 1/2&quot; deep in a 3&quot; 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. <br /> 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. <br /> Plant out 2&#039; apart. <br /> Keep the plants free of weeds and well watered. <br /> 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.</div>

Petemason