Re: Cu***ber plants

"Bob Hobden" <hobdens@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
news:iYWdnRX3WZKBq8TZRVnyvA@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> "Jan" wrote ...
>>
>> Novice gardener
>>
>> Can someone please advise me on how to grow cu***bers.
>
> Outside or in a greenhouse?
>
> If it's outside you need to get varieties suitable for outside like..
> Burpless Tasty Green (that is it's name!)
> these are often called Ridge Cu***bers.
> Grow them from seed on a warm sunny windowsill and at the end of May
plant 
> out in a hole filled with well rotted compost. Keep them well watered at

> all times. These can be left to run along the ground or trained up a 
> trellis or similar, two plants will be more than you could use.
> Not a bit like shop bought varieties, after you rub off the spines they 
> actually taste of cu***ber. You will never want one of those insipid
shop 
> bought ones again.
>
> In the greenhouse it's similar. Get a variety for that and deal with it
in 
> the same way.
>
> -- 
> Regards
> Bob Hobden
> 17mls W. of London.UK
>
>


Bob,

Thanks for your advice, will let you know how i get on?

Jan.