What happens to a courgette if you don’t pick it? Answer? It grows into a marrow. Courgettes, cucumber, marrow, melon, pumpkin and squash are all members of the cucurbit family.
This complete eBook guide will help you learn everything you should know about the right conditions to grow different well-known and less well-known varieties of cucurbits, their tissue culture, how and when to plant and harvest, disease and pest control and even some great ways to enjoy the fruits of your labour.
This eBook begins with a chapter on the botany, scope and nature of the family and then takes each cucurbit separately to describe the whole growing process for each one.
It will be an invaluable addition to your collection of reference material, whether you are a professional horticulturist or an enthusiastic amateur.
Table of Contents
CREDITS
CHAPTER 1 BOTANY, SCOPE AND NATURE OF CUCURBITS
Distinguishing Characteristics
Scope
Use of Common Names
Significant Cucurbitaceae Genera
Other Useful Species
Subspecies
CHAPTER 2 GROWING CUCURBITS
Ways of Growing Cucurbits
Preparing Soil
Planting Seeds or Seedlings
Watering and Feeding
Pests and Diseases
Weeds
Fruiting
CHAPTER 3 CUCUMBERS
Growing Conditions
Culture
Planting
Pest and Disease Problems
Harvest
Varieties
Ways to Eat Cucumbers
CHAPTER 4 PUMPKIN AND SQUASH
Growing Conditions
Culture
Planting
Pest and Disease Problems
Harvest
Varieties
Ways to Eat Pumpkin and Squash
CHAPTER 5 MARROWS AND COURGETTES
Growing Conditions
Culture
Planting
Pest and Disease Problems
Harvest
Varieties
Ways to Eat Marrows and Courgette
CHAPTER 6 MELONS
Growing Conditions
Culture
Planting
Pest and Disease Problems of Melons
Harvest
Varieties
Ways to Eat Melons
APPENDIX
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