Sjoerd
West - Friesland
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:35 pm Post subject: Climbing Courgettes |
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This is the second year that I am growing this type of Courgette. Last year I fashioned a sort of "Stairway to the Stars" type of support. It was like a rainbow with a plant at either end.
This year I am simply using a rack to see if there is any difference.
I wrap twine (suspended from the cross-beam) around their 'vine' and let them support their own weight until they reach the top of the sturdy frame.
I also have a piece of laundry line about halfway up the sticks sort of as a back-up should the twine fail for some reason.
I particularly like the slight difference in flavour in these courgettes and I like their shape.
One advantage of growing the climbers is that the ends of the fruits never touch the ground and go all soft and squishy.
The day that I tied them up...a pretty sad-looking group of plants, real "Ugly Ducklings".
One week later they have recovered and are really taking off. The "vines" grew about 10 inches.
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petunia
northern michigan
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:43 pm Post subject: |
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Nice looking bunch there. Love the fencing. Its what I have around my strawberry patch.
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Droopy
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Western Norway
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 4:02 pm Post subject: |
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Looks like your rack is working, even though it's not a rainbow. 
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Wrennie
Catskill Mountains NY
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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Good idea!
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Biita
Norway
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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wonderful idea!! They sure look happy now!
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CritterPainter
Washington State
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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LOL, I gotta get some help with my tendancy to misread things. I thought you wrote "cougarette" and was expecting to see pictures of a lady cougar! Oh, Mary, old before my time!
Great idea there!
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