On 12 Mar, 11:09, "Des Higgins" wrote:
"comescoglio940" wrote in message

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I would like to grow courgettes, just few plants in pots, but I don't have
a greenhouse.
The aim is to get flowers, is it possible to grow them outside? And when
should they be sown/planted?

They grow easily outdoors. They get very big so you will eventually need
decent sized pots. The main restriction on planting times is that they are
tender so you have to wait until end of April/May or so before sowing as
frost would do them in. The simplest is to buy a few seedlings in mid May
as garden centres have loads of them but they grow very easily from seed
anyway.

Des



Grateful for any advise.

MG

I would keep well away from garden centres for the plants, one near us
was charging £1.75 for one tomato plant last year and £1.50 for a
marrow plant.
Get your self a packet of seed, plant 2 seeds to a pot in the house
at the end of April, then the same again 10 days later as insurance.
As soon as they are through put them on a light window sill till you
see the first true leaves showing, Transfer them to a large pot 8
inches or so, then you can either
1. Stand the pots outside through the day and bring them in over
night for the first couple of weeks, them move them into pots of 12
inches or more.

2. Pot them straight into 12 inch + pots. put 4 canes round the sides
of the pots and place a clear polythene bag over them to act as a
greenhouse. it the bag is long enough have it open top and bottom, in
the day open the top and lift the side an inch or so above the top of
the pot.
In the evening pull the bag down below the rim of the pot, and tie the
top closed.
Keep this on till the plants are to big for your "Greenhouse".
You can also use this method for tomatoes, peppers etc. it just gives
them a couple of weeks head start.
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries