3rd May Welcome to the 9th episode of #PotToPickle​​: It’s Time To Sow Cucurbits And Beans! #PotToPickle​​​ is a series of growalong backtobasics video tutorials for the novice urban vegetable grower. We'll be doing everything together this season, and growing everything in pots. I'll be showing you that no matter how small your outside space, you can still grow a decent amount of veg

All episodes in the #PotToPickle​​ series so far:

#1 How To Grow Vegetables In Pots: The Complete Guide    • How To Grow Vegetables In Pots: The C...  ​​
#2 What We Need To Sow Our First Veg Seeds    • What We Need To Sow Our First Veg See...  ​​
#3 How To Sow & Germinate Peppers & Aubergines    • How To Sow & Germinate Peppers & Aube...  ​​
#4 My Veg Seeds Have Germinated! Now What?    • My Veg Seeds Have Germinated! Now Wha...  ​​
#5 How To Sow & Germinate Tomato Seeds... At Home!    • How To Sow & Germinate Tomato Seeds.....  ​​
#6 How & When To Prick Out (Transplant) Seedlings    • How & When To Prick Out (Transplant) ...  ​​
#7 How To Grow Pea Shoots In 2 Weeks No Outside Space Needed!    • Grow Pea Shoots In 2 Weeks  No Outsi...  ​
#8 How To Grow Climbing Peas Or Beans Up a Bamboo Wigwam    • How To Grow Climbing Peas Or Beans Up...  
#9 It’s Time To Sow Cucurbits And Beans! (this video)

It’s finally time to sow the last of our flowering veg, these are the fast growers and they are the cucurbits and the beans. The types of veg that fall into the cucurbit family include: cucumbers, summer squash (such as courgettes and patty pans), winter squash (where the skins harden and you can store them), pumpkins, gourds and melons.

Questions I answer in Episode 9:

When should I sow cucurbits and beans? 1:20
How many cucurbits should I grow? 3:26
How to sow cucurbits? 6:41
How to germinate cucurbits? 10:21
What happens next? 12:12

We have now sown all the flowering veg that are suitable for growing in pots!

For the rest of the growing season the tutorials will cover: the hardening off process, how to plant out our veg plants and provide supports, how to look after our plants outside for the rest of the growing season, how to pinch out tomato side shoots, how to save seed to sow next year, how and when to harvest and more.

If you have any Qs I haven't answered, please ask them in a comment below and I will answer them all ⬇

If you plan to grow along with these tutorials and share on socials, do tag me and use the #PotToPickle hashtag so I can see and share them. I am on Instagram   / thecutlerychronicles​  , Facebook   / thecutlerychronicles   and Twitter   / leylalaa​​  

I am thoroughly impressed with how far you’ve all come you’re all doing brilliantly. WELL DONE. There’s still so much joy to come

And if you like this tutorial, do let me know in a comment and share with anyone you know who you think might also find it useful

Until next time, happy gardening!