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Snapped courgette plant
This year has been a hard one to get stuff started, but at least one plant
in a pot has been slowly growing over the last few weeks. It was a 'One Ball summer squash' and was developing some promising looking flowers and starting to grow away. Just looked at it and the wind has snapped it off just above ground level, leaving the head lying next to the stem. I've never grown this particular courgette before, but I have grown courgettes for many years and never known this happen. Oh, well, just bought 3 yellow courgettes in Lidl (in one pot) so after they have been potted up I know where one is going. Roll on summer Dave R |
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Snapped courgette plant
"David WE Roberts" wrote This year has been a hard one to get stuff started, but at least one plant in a pot has been slowly growing over the last few weeks. It was a 'One Ball summer squash' and was developing some promising looking flowers and starting to grow away. Just looked at it and the wind has snapped it off just above ground level, leaving the head lying next to the stem. I've never grown this particular courgette before, but I have grown courgettes for many years and never known this happen. Oh, well, just bought 3 yellow courgettes in Lidl (in one pot) so after they have been potted up I know where one is going. Roll on summer Slug eaten through it? -- Regards Bob Hobden W.of London. UK |
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Snapped courgette plant
I would have been inclined to trim off some of the leaves and to put
it into water. many members of that family will throw new roots up the stem, so You might have been able to re start it in time. Nothing to loose. David Hill |
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Snapped courgette plant
David WE Roberts wrote:
It was a 'One Ball summer squash' and was developing some promising looking flowers and starting to grow away. I have 3 of those in my greenhouse waiting to go out. They are starting to flower already! Just looked at it and the wind has snapped it off just above ground level, leaving the head lying next to the stem. I've never grown this particular courgette before, but I have grown courgettes for many years and never known this happen. I had a row of bush courgettes out, with 4 green and a gap for the yellow (the only one that germinated!) to go in the middle - and after a night in the greenhouse, some slug like thing has come along and munched right through the growing tip. :'( |
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Snapped courgette plant
"Dave Hill" wrote in message ... I would have been inclined to trim off some of the leaves and to put it into water. many members of that family will throw new roots up the stem, so You might have been able to re start it in time. Nothing to loose. David Hill Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately a little too late this time, but I will remember. |
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Snapped courgette plant
"Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... "David WE Roberts" wrote This year has been a hard one to get stuff started, but at least one plant in a pot has been slowly growing over the last few weeks. It was a 'One Ball summer squash' and was developing some promising looking flowers and starting to grow away. Just looked at it and the wind has snapped it off just above ground level, leaving the head lying next to the stem. I've never grown this particular courgette before, but I have grown courgettes for many years and never known this happen. Oh, well, just bought 3 yellow courgettes in Lidl (in one pot) so after they have been potted up I know where one is going. Roll on summer Slug eaten through it? No - clean break. |
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