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What to do with your last courgettes

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anonymousbird · 23/09/2010 21:50

If you aren't sure, and they are soon to be past their best, here you go. Courgette warfare!

Made me laugh, anyway!

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doozle · 23/09/2010 21:52
Grin

How's those tatties doing AB?

anonymousbird · 23/09/2010 21:57

Ooo, hello doozle!!!! Our other thread dropped off my "I'm on" list and was going to search for it tomorrow.

Well, I must say, they are looking good, nice and tall, lots of foliage... didn't get bitten on our nearly frost night last week so yes, thanks. Pretty good. Have my covers ready if I need them at short notice, but so far so good.

And you???

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doozle · 23/09/2010 22:00

Same here really, no flowers or anything yet but looking healthy and good.

Did you say near frost?! Whereabouts are you? I think it did get down to about 5 degrees here in London one night last week but no frost.

Now what are you planning on covering them with? I haven't really got anything to throw on them, apart from some large clear plastic bags. Wonder if that will do.

anonymousbird · 23/09/2010 22:13

No flowers here either.
Last Friday night, I think, we were threatened with 3/4 degrees... and I am always wary in the spring of a just above zero night, have been caught out before. We are just north of London, quite rural and exposed here, so temps drop fast. I didn't happen though. Think the day time temperatures are still high enough that even if drops to 3 or so, it's just not cold enough to form a frost.

I have some sheets of membrane, which we recently used to cover an old flower bed before gravelling. It's fairly tough stuff, so would probably hold off a mild frost. Last May I was really badly caught out, put some plastic sheets over my news, but the sheet was touching the leaves, I didn't have it raised up enough and boy, some were soooo badly bitten. I was utterly Sad. Thought I had lost a number of my plants, but they bounced back. This time of year though, if they get bitten, not much chance to bounce back, so if I need to cover, will do much more carefully and make sure sheeting does not touch if going to be a proper frost. The plastic sheeting got used for something else, so the membrane is the next best thing I have.

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doozle · 24/09/2010 09:18

Ah thanks for the tip about the sheets touching them. Hmm, I'm going to have to think about this. I do have a tall cloche/growhouse thingy but that will only cover about 6 six plants.

We also got bitten in May by the late frost but the plants bounced back. As you say, that won't happen at this time of year.

sandripples · 29/09/2010 09:16

Great story about the bear! Thanks for a laugh.

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