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Title: Cougettes
Post by: knbsallotment on March 18, 2007, 18:59:30
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!
Title: Re: Cougettes
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on March 18, 2007, 19:31:23
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.
Title: Re: Cougettes
Post by: caroline7758 on March 19, 2007, 09:13:52
I made the mistake of sowing mine too early last year, and had to start again in April!
Title: Re: Cougettes
Post by: tim on March 19, 2007, 18:06:32
Don't sow mine till mid-April - when will these children learn!!
Title: Re: Cougettes
Post by: manicscousers on March 19, 2007, 18:58:32
Quote from: tim on March 19, 2007, 18:06:32
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
Title: Re: Cougettes
Post by: knbsallotment on March 19, 2007, 19:30:04
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
Title: Re: Cougettes
Post by: Jeannine on March 20, 2007, 00:23:29
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
Title: Re: Cougettes
Post by: okra on March 20, 2007, 19:42:04
Not starting mine until next week
Title: Re: Cougettes
Post by: flossie on March 20, 2007, 19:55:47
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  ???
Title: Re: Cougettes
Post by: vee on March 20, 2007, 21:31:15
Oooh - don't sow mine till beginning of May.
Does that make me very old?? ;) ;)
Title: Re: Cougettes
Post by: jennym on March 21, 2007, 10:36:17
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!
Title: Re: Cougettes
Post by: saddad on March 23, 2007, 23:06:02
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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