Hi,totally agree with the others, take your courgette out, it will get huge and also it could get mildew if in a greenhouse. I found mine grow better in the garden (i’m in Norwich) i put a cloche over mine until it warms up a bit. You could put canes in for your tomatoes now,ready to tie them in?
Hi Loana, thanks for the reply. I have no cloches being new to gardening. I will however re-pot the courgette and keep in the greenhouse until a little later on. Would anyone like to suggest how to choose pot size?
I have sunk canes in to tomato soil already btw, they're not fixed at the top though, I may have to give extra rigidity later if tomato gets vigorous.
Pot size depends on the size of the root when you dig it up, just put it in one with a bit of space round the edge, it will be in the garden in a few weeks time.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Just put it in a garden tub (the kind you use for bedding plants) move to where you want it to grow in May and then you don't have to move the roots again.
OK all, advice was taken and I have potted the courgette again. It seems happy enough 24 hrs later.
I watered the tomatoes this am and one of the cherry toms seems to have floppy/wilted leaves as in the picture.
Its 3 days since I gave them a heavy soak. When i replanted the courgette, soil was damp, nice feeling actually and definitely not wet. However my gut says I could be over watering.
Also, if anyone could suggest how often to tomorite I would appreciate that?
Don’t feed until the first truss of fruits are set.
And they’re only small so don’t give them too much water ... let the soil begin to dry out between waterings otherwise you’re setting up the right conditions for fungal/bacterial infections and you don’t want that 😉
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Actual fruits ... you’ll see the tiny ones appear as the flowers on each truss have been fertilized. That’s when to start feeding. Do it too soon and the plants will grow huge amounts of foliage at the expense of flowers and fruit.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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I have sunk canes in to tomato soil already btw, they're not fixed at the top though, I may have to give extra rigidity later if tomato gets vigorous.
I watered the tomatoes this am and one of the cherry toms seems to have floppy/wilted leaves as in the picture.
Its 3 days since I gave them a heavy soak. When i replanted the courgette, soil was damp, nice feeling actually and definitely not wet.
However my gut says I could be over watering.
Also, if anyone could suggest how often to tomorite I would appreciate that?
ps The other 3 toms seem happier.
And they’re only small so don’t give them too much water ... let the soil begin to dry out between waterings otherwise you’re setting up the right conditions for fungal/bacterial infections and you don’t want that 😉
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
You mean actual fruits or just first truss?
Do it too soon and the plants will grow huge amounts of foliage at the expense of flowers and fruit.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.