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    I am growing courgettes for the first time and have read they are normally left to grow on the surface but is is possible to grow them up a tressell

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    The courgettes i grew last time but not sure of the variety grew to about a meter square with the courgettes forming around the middle. In this case they would not grow up a tressel. Obviously there are different varieties so it maybe possible. Of course i am talking about the whole plant being about a meter square not the courgettes!!
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    • #3
      You could grow Tromboncino aka Tromba D'Albenga summer squash.

      That definitely climbs and produces a generous amount of fruit if picked young. If you leave them to get enormous (they will keep well into winter if allowed to ripen) it slows up production a bit.

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      • #4
        As mentioned most courgettes are bush plants. I have tried to grow black forest F1 (climbing courgette) in the past but the results were poor. The plants never made any size so never got any fruit and at £4 ish for 4 seeds I won't worry about trying it again

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        • #5
          I've grown Black Forest too, I did get some courgettes, but a pretty feeble crop compared to others I have tried. And despite claiming they climb on the packet, they don't... they have a slightly less compact habit than most, that's all. You could physically tie it to a frame, but it's not going to fly up it of it's own accord.
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          • #6
            Originally posted by chefgage View Post
            Of course i am talking about the whole plant being about a meter square not the courgettes!!
            They will get to that size if you don't pick them quick enough!!
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            • #7
              Originally posted by bario1 View Post
              They will get to that size if you don't pick them quick enough!!
              I know what you mean! I had three plants on the go. I picked loads of them before i went for a holiday for two weeks. When i got back they were no longer courgettes, they had turned into giant marrows!!!
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              • #8
                I guess it depends on the variety, but I train my "Cousa" courgettes up the same netting as my French beans, instead of letting them sprawl. Below is a pic of a young plant making it's way up the netting.

                Works really well, its space saving, and keeps the slugs off.



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                Last edited by cazp; 18-06-2015, 12:06 PM.

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                • #9
                  The variety I am growing is black beauty , so I guess I will just let it trail on the ground and place something under the fruit as they grow

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                  • #10
                    I don't think you'll find it will trail, just form one rosette. Generally the fruits are held above the soil.
                    Last edited by WendyC; 18-06-2015, 05:58 PM.

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                    • #11
                      Mine sometimes trail - it depends a bit on how fast they are growing. Last year I had a Piccolo in a 2ft high raised bed, and it made its way to the edge of the bed and then down onto the floor by the end of the season. I've also had a Green Bush grow about 3ft long, completely smothering a bed of leeks.
                      A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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