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Old 13-05-2009, 01:34 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Courgette advice

On 13 May, 11:14, Derek Turner wrote:
On Wed, 13 May 2009 08:56:59 +0100, Donna UK wrote:
Hi All


I have grown a few courgette plants and they *look very leggy. *I have
potted them up and planted them slightly deeper *in the pot... Some
people have said that doing this will make the stem root.


And that's a bad thing?


No, I do that with leggy tomatoes as well and they seem to thrive.
Also they are less prone to being damaged by winds in their early
stages.