Marrows How Big?

[Roy Bham UK]

How big do you leave your Marrows to grow? There is only me eating them, am I doing the right thing by cutting them at 12" long do they taste any better at 24"? as I have seen them in one of our nurseries on sale this size for 59p :o

[Roy Bham UK]

[tim]

Sooner the better - but, if you want to store, wait until the stem starts to dry up & then cut with a good bit of stem.

[TEL]

Hi Roy
I tend to cut mine at about 12" & have found that they last a good time after cutting.
Nice to see you feet & inches

[Roy Bham UK]

Sooner the better - but, if you want to store, wait until the stem starts to dry up & then cut with a good bit of stem.

Tim if I wait for the stem to dry won't the marrow be nearer 24"? ???

[Yuet_Lee]

mine suppose to be a courgette. But after a rainy day, it turn to a marrow ;D. So I made soup of that and sliced it to stir fried with some garlic.


yuet

[Mrs Ava]

Looking good Yuet!

[tim]

Are those gages, Yuet? My very favourite.

And the purple item??

[daisymay]

that is a kohl rabi isn't it?!?

[tim]

Kohl Rabis is green??

[Mrs Ava]

Not so Tim, I have a whole row of purple rabis and they look and taste fab!

[BAGGY]

The current KG says the purple ones are the best.  I wondered if anyone has seen a mind pack of mixed seeds as I would not mind giving them a go but not ending up with thousands as never tried them before.They should do more mixed packs of everything imo

[tim]

OH!!

[Doris_Pinks]

Baggy I may have a few purple seeds left if you want to try some, will check my seed store this afternoon, you put them in later than the greens.

[Yuet_Lee]

Purle one are Kohl Rabi. But after you peeled the skin of it. It will made no different of the green one;D ;D But taste much better ;)
Tim, what you mean of 'gages' ???

[hemajo]

Baggy I may have a few purple seeds left if you want to try some, will check my seed store this afternoon, you put them in later than the greens.

So Doris_Pinks does this mean that I could sow some kohl rabi now?  If so, is it best to sow in modules, or straight in the ground? Thanks, Helen

[tim]

Yuet - greengage plums.

Marrow size? Large courgettes, actually. For storage, when they sound hollow.

Average 8lb!

[Doris_Pinks]

Cor what whoppers Tim!

Helen, the purple Kohl Rabi I have is called "Purple Delicacy" And says sow June to August, so yes I would risk some now, not too much too lose! :)
I sow mine in modules because I have slugs the size of hippos on my plot, so have to start most of my delicates off at home.  DP

[moonbells]

Marrow - humph. I love the beasties but SIX?


Average length of the green ones is 17".

I've managed to donate four of them but I think it's going to be marrow and ginger jam tomorrow!

moonbells