tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post277226276837987733..comments2023-11-29T07:39:34.401+00:00Comments on Carla Nayland Historical Fiction: August recipe: Courgette tianCarlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-64836617891691580702009-09-02T17:58:14.131+01:002009-09-02T17:58:14.131+01:00Lol, the Sprawling Zucchini Monster. I might check...Lol, the Sprawling Zucchini Monster. I might check for balcony variants then, because I really like to sit on the balcony myself, too. ;)Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-36541232522616032642009-09-02T16:48:55.577+01:002009-09-02T16:48:55.577+01:00Steven - two nations divided by a common language ...Steven - two nations divided by a common language :-)<br /><br />Gabriele - further to my reply above, I have been reminded that courgette plants tend to cover a bigger area than tomatoes. Our courgette plants each spread to about 1m square, so they may occupy more of your balcony than tomatoes (tomatoes can be persuaded to grow in a neat row; courgette plants sprawl). Though there might be some smaller varieties around that have been selected for growing in pots.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-53413343104760821692009-09-02T15:19:24.964+01:002009-09-02T15:19:24.964+01:00Ah, yes of course, zucchini. Didn't realize th...Ah, yes of course, zucchini. Didn't realize they were the same thing. I don't spend much time in the kitchen. Still, I don't eat a lot of it.Steven Tillhttp://steventill.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-54240034153327951532009-09-02T10:02:01.698+01:002009-09-02T10:02:01.698+01:00Steven - not even as zucchini?
Gabriele - if you ...Steven - not even as zucchini?<br /><br />Gabriele - if you treat them like tomatoes that should be a good start. They like fertile soil and a big pot, and they like warmth and sunshine. We feed ours with tomato fertiliser along with the tomatoes. They get watered once a day, twice a day in very hot weather. You start the seedlings off indoors, then plant them out when the danger of frost is past (they aren't hardy and frost will kill them). <br /><br />Constance - bizarre indeed, but you should have won some sort of prize for originality :-)Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-8496701229232536652009-09-01T13:42:04.020+01:002009-09-01T13:42:04.020+01:00We carved it like a sideways face, lying down. It ...We carved it like a sideways face, lying down. It was a bit bizarre. Hard to put a candle in too!Constance Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964121072645959593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-62070109892316245912009-09-01T00:36:47.012+01:002009-09-01T00:36:47.012+01:00Lol, I begin to wonder if I could grow a plant in ...Lol, I begin to wonder if I could grow a plant in a pot on my balcony? What sort of earth do they prefer and how much water do they need?<br /><br />I've had some success with tomatoes.Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-72393972066557831552009-09-01T00:05:04.682+01:002009-09-01T00:05:04.682+01:00I've never even had courgettes. Not very commo...I've never even had courgettes. Not very common, I suppose, here in the southern United States. It looks good though.Steven Tillhttp://steventill.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-79715345454754315612009-08-31T21:38:27.072+01:002009-08-31T21:38:27.072+01:00Constance - By all means increase the cheese! I h...Constance - By all means increase the cheese! I haven't tried that but I don't see why it wouldn't work - this looks to me like the sort of recipe that's amenable to modification. <br />6 plants would probably feed the whole neighbourhood :-) I occasionally find one that's been hiding under the leaves and managed to grow to a size that resembles a beached Zeppelin, but never done it deliberately. <br />How did you make it into a lantern, by the way? Stood on end to make a really tall thin lantern, or what?<br /><br />Gabriele - see Constance's comment, which seems to have solved your problem! I've never tried couscous, but you could always experiment and see what happens.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-9353943754026004952009-08-30T14:53:09.856+01:002009-08-30T14:53:09.856+01:00Sounds nice if I can find a way to replace the ric...Sounds nice if I can find a way to replace the rice. Wonder if couscous would work.Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-84612546441609580542009-08-29T17:32:51.451+01:002009-08-29T17:32:51.451+01:00I make a very similar recipe, without the rice. It...I make a very similar recipe, without the rice. It's very good with the cheese - more cheese, lots of cheese. We like cheese. :) <br />One season, in a fit of stupidity, I planted 6 plants. Yeah. We couldn't give them away fast enough. We were leaving them on people's doorsteps. I let one grow to monster size, and we used it as a Halloween Zucchini Lantern...Constance Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964121072645959593noreply@blogger.com