Courgette

sb44

How cute is this one.

cheerfulness4

maxdp wrote: »

Does that make sense and has anybody else heard about this.

Yep I've heard of it, too. In fact there's been lots of discussions about it on different growing sites that I've been visiting, with some great photos of those that have successfully done it.
There was a lovely photo somewhere of a person that had grown them up the side of their greenhouse and over the top.

They'd also done it with other squash and pumpkins, which I thought was amazing. A great space saver. :T

sb44

Kaz2904 wrote: »

I've seen a thing on channel 4's site which says tromboncino is another good climber.
I had a packet last year that filled 2 seed trays. (They usually seem to come in packs of 10-14). Every single one of them grew and I planted 16 plants in my 0.5 x 2.5m flower bed. They were everywhere! I had actually given some plants away as I didn't know what to do with them. I think I'l try to get some climbers out in my front garden this year and get the bush ones out the back.
We love courgettes and they grew so well and so easily for us!

I've never heard of tromboncino so did a search, blimey, they are a bit unusual :eek:

cheerfulness4

Are they the ones that are also called 'Serpant squash'? - the ones I'm growing look just like that in the picture.

Just checked the name of mine: Tromba D'albenga. Slight different maybe as it has orange flesh so not quite like a courgette.

maxdp

cheerfulness4 wrote: »

Yep I've heard of it, too. In fact there's been lots of discussions about it on different growing sites that I've been visiting, with some great photos of those that have successfully done it.
There was a lovely photo somewhere of a person that had grown them up the side of their greenhouse and over the top.

They'd also done it with other squash and pumpkins, which I thought was amazing. A great space saver. :T

Hi Cheerfulness I think I may give this a go. Do you know if they give any details anywhere about how far posts should be apart etc.:D

maxdp

sb44 wrote: »

I've never heard of tromboncino so did a search, blimey, they are a bit unusual :eek:

OMG They look bit rude.:rotfl:

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maxdp wrote: »

OMG They look bit rude.:rotfl:

Their name is a bit rude too (if you speak Italian) :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

maxdp

Van1971 wrote: »

Their name is a bit rude too (if you speak Italian) :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Afraid do not speak Italian does it mean large or huge trumpet :eek:

cheerfulness4

maxdp wrote: »

Do you know if they give any details anywhere about how far posts should be apart etc.:D

Didn't see anything mentioned about measurements, only that they need to be stable as they will be supporting a lot of weight.

Everyone seemed to do it differently, wigwams with canes, two posts with a horizontal bar over the top, etc.
I'm just planning on looking around for whatever bits I can find to make some supports and keep notes on what does and doesn't work.

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maxdp wrote: »

Afraid do not speak Italian does it mean large or huge trumpet :eek:

It actually means small trumpet, but judging from the picture I think that they are wrong