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My dad was telling me he'd seen on the TV an article about a new courgette which you can grow up a cane, like a tomato.  Unfortunately he forgot to write down the name ???

Does anyone know what it's called, or can you do that with any variety of courgette?

Thanks.

Linda.

I've got black beauty and parador, both of which I was hoping to train up canes, but my neighbour tells me they are v unlikely to go far.

You can in theory do it with any trailing type of courgette, rather than the bush type. Trailing types tend to be the older non-F1 varieties :)

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Just a thought -

A cane?? The weight of the plant itself, without the fruit, is quite something?

Thanks for the replies.  I might try growing up a sturdy rose arch or some sort of trellis wigwam (I'll have to get hubby to get inventing!).

Linda.

yes, i'm growing the climbing black forest f1 courgette from the organic gardening catalogue.

Saw a diagram somewhere with a squash plant climbing up a wooden stake (2 inch square in size for the stake?) with some cross-bits of wood nailed/screwed on to support the plant.

I got my labelling mixed up, meaning the bush ones planted in rows turn out to be trailing, and vice versa. As soon as I have time, I am going to lead some up into the apple tree on an old bit of trellis and others up into a climbing bean archway over my main path.

Last year one of my pumpkins climbed a hawthorn hedge and produced its chief fruit on the top, 8' up, and harvesting was v undignified. Others I have trained round and round a wigwam.  There is no limit.

Quote from: artichoke on June 21, 2006, 21:36:11
Last year one of my pumpkins climbed a hawthorn hedge and produced its chief fruit on the top, 8' up, and harvesting was v undignified.

Oh for a picture artichoke!
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