Potting On Courgettes

[cardiffsteve]

there going to be big or dead before you plant them out or are you planting them in a greenhouse?

I was going to put them outside in morrisons pots.
The way its going i may have to give them to my sister to put in her gh, she was going too have some anyway.
I didnt think they would grow that big that quick.

I sowed 8 and 7 came up so I'm doing pretty well until i lose my kitchen to them

[taff]

I'm not sowing mine till the end of April. If I can sit on my hands that long....

[Two_Sheds]

I didnt think they would grow that big that quick.

lol

They're certainly vigorous

[Alison]

End of April for me too, have done them before but later ones always catch up so one less thing to worry about for a few weeks.

[VirginVegGrower]

How deep do I pot courgettes?
Is it top of roots/bottom of stem level with new soil in pot?

Gulp - are you having a heat wave down there?

[VirginVegGrower]

I didnt think they would grow that big that quick.

I really don't know what to say CS?

[cardiffsteve]

lol

They're certainly vigorous

your not kidding. I just dont know where to put them.

Gulp - are you having a heat wave down there?

It has been very warm here. think it was above 20 deg C quite a few days last week.


Wish I knew what i was doing.

[donnakebab]

It's going cold for a while. Supposed to have snow here on Wednesday so I'm gonna wait till the end of the month.

My table and windowsill are full in the conservatory. I have a set of shelves that I can utilise though. By the time I sew courgette and squash I need to have stuff moved out to the blowaway.

The only way is up.

[Currysniffa]

Courgettes already I've not even thought about them, Till now! I'll sow them later in the month I think.

[Two_Sheds]

I just dont know where to put them

Somewhere light, somewhere warm but not too hot. Have you got an east facing windowsill?

Wish I knew what i was doing.

This is how we learn: by doing.

Don't sweat it, just do it slightly later next year. You can be all smug when you're eating courgettes a month before the rest of us

[Sarico]

Somewhere light, somewhere warm but not too hot. Have you got an east facing windowsill?

i wish i knew that before... last year when i started for the very first time to grow my own i plant them at the end of may almost.. but this year i thought to grow them early so every day i put them in my blowaway.. big mistake, with the heat almost all the leaves are curl and dry... i sow more now and will see how they grow

It's going cold for a while. Supposed to have snow here on Wednesday so I'm gonna wait till the end of the month.
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i heard that as well... i don't think will snow.. btw after easter is gonna be nice again... i can't wait.. i even decide to sow some every couple of week after april considered that i have a lot of seeds and you may think is wierd but in south italy we eat orecchiette pasta with courgette plant (i mean leaves, flowers and baby courgette) much tasty than other veg... ( i think you should try but before you cooking use a peeler to take the prickly skin)

[Tripmeup]

I went early with some experimental courgette and cukes and now have a well established plant of each...
Hope this expected bad weather passes quickly but can stay on my window cill for a while more...

[veggiechicken]

in south italy we eat orecchiette pasta with courgette plant (i mean leaves, flowers and baby courgette) much tasty than other veg... ( i think you should try but before you cooking use a peeler to take the prickly skin)

Sarico, Can you tell me a little bit more about eating courgette leaves please. I presume they need to be small. Do you peel the leaves? I've eaten the flowers many times stuffed and fried but never the leaves. Thank you.

[donnakebab]

i heard that as well... i don't think will snow.. btw after easter is gonna be nice again... i can't wait.. i even decide to sow some every couple of week after april considered that i have a lot of seeds and you may think is wierd but in south italy we eat orecchiette pasta with courgette plant (i mean leaves, flowers and baby courgette) much tasty than other veg... ( i think you should try but before you cooking use a peeler to take the prickly skin)

Me too recipe please!

[Sarico]

is a simple dish.. as VC say you eat the young leaves i would say not bigger then 20 cm otherwise are hard... with the peeler you peel the stem of the leaf and use only 25 30 cm of them for the same reason that the bottom bit is hard to eat...or if you want use a knife to pull all the prickly bit like when you do for the celery to pull the string out.. afte that chop everything in pieces i mean stem, leaves, small courgette, and if you have some flower just keep them for now.. now put a pan with water and salt when is boiling drop all the pieces ( except the flower)for about 5 min. after put the pasta to cook inside... when the pasta is cooked drain everything and toss in a pan with olive oil, garlic and the flowers ( if you want you can add some anchovies as well to give an extra flavour).
the courgette plant is good as well with chilly, capers and some hard grated goat cheese cheese (in italy is call pecorino cheese)
enjoy.