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Talkback: Planting courgettes

to marrows and pumpkins Hi nice blog, I thought you may like to take a look at mine about growing Big Veg at: http://squidoo.com/fixerkev A little tip about courgette flowers you can clean them and dip them in lite batter and fry them untill golden just use by Veggiepot

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24/05/2012 14:34:28

by h_shep

Courgettes

. Thanks for your help. You sure can grow courgettes on compost heaps as long as there's plenty of sun as figrat says. Squash and pumpkins, too. Look at the number of volunteer veg that pop up from compost heaps. Good - all of the compost heaps are in full by Heather4

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26/05/2012 20:32:21

by Welshonion

Talkback: Annual allotments week

in the compost? I am growing pumpkins for the first time, they have lots of flowers and small(ball sized) fruits. Should I remove some to promote larger pumpkins. We have had our allotment since April this year. It has changed our lives. My husband has never by Lesley

28/11/2011 18:29:50

by Jim

Talkback: Preparing the soil for planting

of year.It has worked successfully for me, has anybody else tried this? Need advice about the manure? When is the best time off the year to put manure on for allotment and weather to leave it or dig in? I have never been able to grow broad bean by eve mould

28/11/2011 18:37:23

by den

what is eating my runner bean leafs?

Hi I am new to growing my own vegatables. My Runner bean plants were lovely when I put them out, they are now being eating by something and getting a bit straggly. Help? Would it help to know that I live in a wooded area? Slugs-probably-just a word by Paula Cliff

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30/04/2012 17:47:47

by MartinaR

squash seed germination

and shoved in a bit of old compost are thriving! I have had major problems with squah and pumpkin germination and sweetcorn too. Only 2 plants out of 24 have germinated What sort of temperature have they been kept at? Both need real warmth. Chancing it a by greenfingaz

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23/05/2012 10:23:53

by Italophile

Talkback: Courgette rot

than 8 inches other ppl on the allotment have told me to use shandy because it grows better when watered with because they like beer is this correct My courgettes are in the polytunnel and are OK, but my Crown Prince Pumpkin is outside, and most by Linda Salfiti-Hoult

28/11/2011 18:39:32

by mdjlucan

Talkback: Courgettes and marrows

end. Initially the flesh was green with the smaller ones but I let a couple grow for the fun of it and they are orange inside .. is it a type of pumpkin ? It is dark green with stripes and has huge pips. why are my courgettes going rotten at the ends by poplars

28/11/2011 18:39:14

by Novice veggie grower

Talkback: Grow your own chutney

thought in case you want siomething slightly less sweet- it still keeps ok. i know this is off topic but does anybody know how to set up an allotment association? this year i am trying to grow a very large pumpkin at the allotment,i have one thats growing by juliamalone@sky.com

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28/11/2011 18:40:50

by jean

Talkback: My favourite harvest recipes

allomentt said its because of the rain,,,this is our 1st year of growing our own and my it is hard work but now so worth it,everyone is doing there harvest,rasberries still doing well,next year might try different tomatoes to grow and see which ones grow by HelenReeley

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30/01/2012 11:31:35

by Campbell McKee

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