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Can I get an outdoor cucumber in the frame and a courgette in front of it? Frame is about a metre wide....
Opinions, please?
Opinions, please?
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Last edited by 1Bee; 17-05-2016, 11:41 AM. -
I would think so, make a cane structure for the Cucumber to climb. Not sure what you mean by frame but Cucs take up very little ground space.Last edited by Bigmallly; 17-05-2016, 11:40 AM.sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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My Cucumber frame is made from some Dexion Shelving Angles and the panels from a Dog CageComment
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Sorry, wasn't clear.
It's an old cold frame with the top gone (I'll put some fleece across initially) . As north as I am, I'm thinking cucumbers might benefit from some extra care... I've got a Marketmore I'm hoping will live long enough to go out. ..Comment
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I'd have thought there was plenty of room, but do remove the small child first!Comment
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He turns up everywhere. .. like bindweed but way cuter...
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I would get a dozen canes, make a criss cross structure at the back for the Cucs to climb up, then put 2 Courgettes in front of them, one either side of the frame:
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Here's one I prepared earlier - with 4 Butternut squash at the back to climb the canes and 4 courgettes in front, in a cold frame that's very similar to yours.
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Thanks, guys, that's really helpful.
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Reply to Heated mat for Tom's and chilliesI use a mix of six scoops of compost three scoops of sand/grit and two scoops of perlite,the quantity is unimportant as long as the ratio is the same, if for seeds I use this mix, if I am potting on I add some blood, fish and bone, along with a small quantity of chicken manure pellets
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