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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: tim on June 24, 2006, 06:43:30

Title: Failed again with continuity!
Post by: tim on June 24, 2006, 06:43:30
I keep trying............
Title: Re: Failed again with continuity!
Post by: supersprout on June 24, 2006, 06:46:52
no mulch? :o ;)
Title: Re: Failed again with continuity!
Post by: tim on June 24, 2006, 08:30:54
Never do. More hassle!
Title: Re: Failed again with continuity!
Post by: amanda21 on June 24, 2006, 08:40:25
What great looking plants though - I'm thinking courgettes? Hope you've got your recipes books ready!
Title: Re: Failed again with continuity!
Post by: supersprout on June 24, 2006, 09:05:35
I planted my broadies in succession (good girl) ::)
They are all coming at once too >:(
Your plants do look lovely (and the little watering pots!)
Title: Re: Failed again with continuity!
Post by: Hot_Potato on June 24, 2006, 12:45:57
Don't know if I'm being stupid but......what's wrong with those lovely looking courgette plants Tim?? (you say - failed again)....or is it because as yet, there's no flowers (or courgettes growing) but surely they will come....eventually

a puzzled H.P.
Title: Re: Failed again with continuity!
Post by: AndrewB on June 24, 2006, 13:01:25
I assume Tim's predicting a glut
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Post by: keef on June 24, 2006, 13:13:01
I was given this for my birthday -

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0952488159/202-9597816-6980638?v=glance&n=266239

I normally grow 4 plants and still have a glut. This year i'm trying 2 yellow gourgettes and 2 proper marrow types. All have little gourgettes coming. I always plant them over a hole filled with manure - they seem to like that.
Title: Re: Failed again with continuity!
Post by: Hot_Potato on June 24, 2006, 14:33:33
Oh!!.....I was being stupid then :-[

he's just too  subtle for me  ;D

:-[                        ;)                     :-X                          ::)
Title: Re: Failed again with continuity!
Post by: Mrs Ava on June 25, 2006, 22:38:12
Ahhh, well I am trying for continuity by sowing some seeds directly rather than starting the plants off in the greenhouse.  Don't know if they will germinate, or if the slugs will mow them down before I spot them, but thought it was worth a try. 

Nice healthy looking plants tho Tim.  What variety?
Title: Re: Failed again with continuity!
Post by: tim on June 26, 2006, 06:28:06
Same like you had, Emma - I think - White Volunteer & White Bush. Did very well last year. But I really had hoped for succession. Thanks for the link, keef!!
Title: Re: Failed again with continuity!
Post by: Gadfium on June 26, 2006, 08:49:43
I can recommend that little book  ;)

This year there are four 'Mystery Summer Squash' plants on the go, from The Real Seed Co's catalogue. They're almost at the flower opening stage.

Anyone else got 'Mystery Mix' on the go?  What style(s) of mysterious offspring have they produced?
Title: Re: Failed again with continuity!
Post by: Mrs Ava on June 26, 2006, 11:51:43
Yup Tim, I am growing those again as they were fab last year.
Title: Re: Failed again with continuity!
Post by: pakaba on June 26, 2006, 22:55:27
Hi
i have a couple of courgette plants on the lottie but after seeing the plot next to mine rows of courgette plants earlier, with loads of mini courgettes on I have come home and sowed some more...... do you reckon i am way too late?  I thought it was worth a go.

Paula
Title: Re: Failed again with continuity!
Post by: Mrs Ava on June 27, 2006, 09:53:33
Not to late.  You might not harvest as many as you would have if you had sown the plants a month ago, but I have just sown some to try and drag the crop into the late autumn.  Last year I was picking courgettes into November. So long as the weather keeps mild, there is no reason no to sow now.  ;D
Title: Re: Failed again with continuity!
Post by: flossie on June 27, 2006, 21:52:32
Thanks for that EJ - will have a go at a late sowing
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