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kay wrote:

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. ...

I always start cucurbits off in pots and, if I start early and summer
is late. they can end up being quite big (and in biggish pots),
I start my Phaseolus beans in paper pots, too.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.