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Caugettes in pots?

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HI Guys

I have a Cougette plant growing on one of my raised beds, it just keeps giving and giving but takes up a lot of space. can Caugette plants be grown in a large pot instead?

Cheers
John

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  • TonyMMM
    TonyMMM Posts: 3,440 Forumite
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    Yes - with plenty of feed & water.......
  • spadoosh
    spadoosh Posts: 8,732 Forumite
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    ......courgettes
  • JenniflowerH
    JenniflowerH Posts: 1 Newbie
    For sure! We had to take a couple of plants out of the bed because they were getting too big and now they're doing better than the one's left behind!
  • MissMoneypenny
    MissMoneypenny Posts: 5,324 Forumite
    I grow my cougettes in 99p builders buckets I bought from B&Q (1 courgette to each bucket).

    I drilled drainage holes in the side of the buckets, about 1/2" to 1" from the bottom. Filled the bucket with perlite(sp) up the the drainage holes and then filled up with compost.
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  • lizzyb1812
    lizzyb1812 Posts: 1,392 Forumite
    I've got 2 courgette plants in a raised bed that I've trained to grow over the side of the bed onto the gravel that surrounds the bed. You have to carefully plan where you let them do this so they don't get walked on, but it's working fine for me

    Wish I'd done the same with the butternut squash!

    Lizzyb
    "Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass...it's about learning how to dance in the rain." ~ Vivian Greene
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