Marrow update

Here are 3 marrows planted at the foot of 8’ canes. They will be tied to these as they grow (going off in opposite directions) and then along further canes or strong string suspended horizontally when they reach the top. The idea is that any developing marrows (the variety is Blyton belle bred by Les Stothard) will hang down and be uniform in colour all the way round. An added advantage is they are out of the way of the coarse foliage which can mark the skins. Grown in the traditional way along the ground the fruits always have a side that isn’t coloured like the rest of the skin where it actually sits on the soil. One method was to raise the fruit off the ground on a pane of glass rested over two bricks, but growing them up canes and off the ground is better as it frees up soil for planting with other things.

The 2nd pic shows hows this works later in the season.