Ran out of space for courgettes

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Happymouse
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My courgettes have outgrown their rootrainers and need to be planted. Do they really need a square metre space each to grow ? Slugs have eaten half of them so I only have 8 left. How many could I grow in a big dustbin ? If they trailed down the side could I plant them closer together ?
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Jenny Green
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Have you thought of planting them between plants you already have growing? I didn't have space for mine either and have planted them between my sweetcorn plants.
I wouldn't have thought you could fit more than one or two in a dustbin.
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Tigger
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They'll also sit happily at the bottom of peas or climbing beans.
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mandylew
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Yes, I always grow my beans in wigwams of 8 canes with a courgette or patty pan in the middle of each. You could also put them in growbags!

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