On 14/06/2013 00:06, Christina Websell wrote:
"David.WE.Roberts" wrote in message
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Bought a couple of pots of courgette seedlings from Lidl.

When I came to plant them out, one pot had two courgette plants closely
intertwined, the other had three.
I know because I could see the seed leaves.

Now another year, if it was earlier in the season and I had a bit more
time I would have broken up the root ball and teased the plants apart in
the hope of getting 2 or 3 for 1.

Standard planting instructions say to plant two seed together then pinch
out the weaker one after germination.

Here, they look to be so closely intertwined that separating them could
set them back a few weeks.
Pinching one or two out didn't seem a good idea as they were so well
developed, plus having rotting dead plants mixed in with live ones might
not be the best idea.

So I have just planted them up in their friendship group.

Am I likely to get a decent yield from a group of plants?

Cheers

Dave R

I doubt it. I would have risked putting them back a week or two by
separating them.
They grow into quite big plants and are greedy feeders so no, I wouldn't
keep them like that.



I read a useful tip recently, which I have followed with some success.
Dedicate a pair of nail scissors for the garde, cont'd pull out unwanted
seedlings, cut them off.