Courgette plants and "wind rock"

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  1. TheMadHedger

    TheMadHedger Gardener

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    One of my courgette plants seems to have a bit of a weak stem and is regularly rolled around in any wind. The stem is laying horizontally so should I be pegging it down, maybe with a hoop of wire?
     
  2. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    I usually put small sticks around the plant when I plant them.
    3 or4 just to stop the leaves blowing around, once they get big nothing moves them.
     
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      Great idea, thanks.

      Edit: Sticks now inserted.
       
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      I've never had the issue but good idea with the sticks
       
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