I envy Hester lemon grass.I keep losing mine!Interesting Hester that you have some large greenhouse plants. Have you transplanted large plants from Greenhouse into garden b4? I seem to have learned or read somewhere that to transplant a fruiting plant can kill it. Any ideas anyone?
I have a large South African gem squash plant in my greenhouse which is already trying to fruit. Usually they only fruit in the garden at about December ( because Hamilton is too cold any earlier). I am to scared to move it so I may keep it in a big pot in the greenhouse for the rest of the season.The other gems I have planted outside but they look very poorly.
Other greenhouse plant :- a stunted Luffa. Last year's green peppers, eggplants, chiles. Last year's kumara and rhubarb.
Seedling- Rockmelon, chinese minicorn, purple minicorn(from Cambodia),watermelon, eggplant, peanuts,kumara, Lebonese qcumber, Cambodian qcumber, gooesberry and courgette,
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I got one fruit from the rockmelon. I find I have more success with eggplants in the garden than in the glasshouse, here. I live a little north of Napier and we normally have long hot summers. In the glasshouse I only got one or two fruit per eggplant but out in the garden I had about 5 fruit per plant. I had the plants in an area with lettuces and beans.They were quite crowded by the other plants but they seemed to thrive like that-maybe it kept them really warm. That was my best crop in a really good dry summer.
Did you get a crop from your greenhouse rockmelon? Also what is your eggplant harvest like? I get 2 or 3 fruit per 7 plants! I think the soil may be too cold in Glenview Hamilton. Which area do yo live in?
Hi Rana Whether or not I would transplant a large plant into the garden depends on what type of plant it is- tomatoes, peppers, aubergine and basil all transplant well. I wouldn't try to transplant large courgettes or any of the curcubit family. They don't like having roots disturbed. I would transplant them when very small, with the soil from their pot, without disturbing the roots. Corn and beans I would treat similarly. You should be able to keep your squash in the green house in a large pot-just make sure it gets enough food and water. If it's a climber you'll need to support it with string to climb up. I grew a rockmelon in the glasshouse one year and I usually have my first crop of zucchini from the glasshouse.
You have some interesting plants.
Hi Rana
Whether or not I would transplant a large plant into the garden depends on what type of plant it is- tomatoes, peppers, aubergine and basil all transplant well. I wouldn't try to transplant large courgettes or any of the curcubit family. They don't like having roots disturbed. I would transplant them when very small, with the soil from their pot, without disturbing the roots. Corn and beans I would treat similarly. You should be able to keep your squash in the green house in a large pot-just make sure it gets enough food and water. If it's a climber you'll need to support it with string to climb up.
I grew a rockmelon in the glasshouse one year and I usually have my first crop of zucchini from the glasshouse.
You have some interesting plants.
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Hester Robson said:
Whether or not I would transplant a large plant into the garden depends on what type of plant it is- tomatoes, peppers, aubergine and basil all transplant well. I wouldn't try to transplant large courgettes or any of the curcubit family. They don't like having roots disturbed. I would transplant them when very small, with the soil from their pot, without disturbing the roots. Corn and beans I would treat similarly. You should be able to keep your squash in the green house in a large pot-just make sure it gets enough food and water. If it's a climber you'll need to support it with string to climb up.
I grew a rockmelon in the glasshouse one year and I usually have my first crop of zucchini from the glasshouse.
You have some interesting plants.