"kay" wrote in message
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'Ophelia[_4_ Wrote:
;969410']I was just listening to it this afternoon. One question was
from a woman
who lived in her motor home and wanted ideas for plants she could grow
in
it.
I have mentioned here that we are away for a lot of the year with
hubby's
work. I got fed up with renting houses so we bought a big caravan and
live
it that when we are away. The past couple of years, I grew some
tomatoes
in posts which travelled with us and they did very well. Not many of
course
but a treat to have fresh. This year I planted my courgette seeds in
pots.
If you have read my post on 'Sorry courgettes' you will know they
failed.
Do you think that is because they were in pots; because they were moved;
or
for weather reasons most others seem to have. When we came back last
month
I transferred the plants into a big container in the garden. They just
sat
there and sulked until they died off.



I don't think it's the pots. I grow mine in pots, so I can keep them in
the greenhouse which is free of slugs. This year mine were slow in
producing fruits, and a couple died off, though on the plus side they
haven't yet succumbed to mildew which they tend to do towards the end of
the season. Previous years I haven't had any problems with cropping. So
i think the bad cropping is to do with the weather - lack of sun, lack
of light, lack of heat. Probably not lack of pollinators because I hand
pollinate to be on the safe side.

Thanks, Kat. Mildew might have been a problem, but I wouldn't know how to
recognise it if it bit me on the bum

They started to grow and then suddenly they stopped and all the fruits
withered

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