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Very good to know, I'll target my Bon-Bons to be eaten next then... but be warned, the plant is an absolute thug, even by the standards of squash....
Quote from: chriscross1966 on November 07, 2009, 02:18:26Very good to know, I'll target my Bon-Bons to be eaten next then... but be warned, the plant is an absolute thug, even by the standards of squash....What do you mean it's a thug?
Quote from: mpdjulie on November 07, 2009, 15:55:22Quote from: chriscross1966 on November 07, 2009, 02:18:26Very good to know, I'll target my Bon-Bons to be eaten next then... but be warned, the plant is an absolute thug, even by the standards of squash....What do you mean it's a thug?I lost a courgette plant and nearly lost two uchiki kuri plants (saved them enough to grow one decent fruit each) due to rampaging pair of bon-bon.... anybody calling that thing a "bush", to them I say "Pah, and thrice "Pah""Some of it made it to over 15 feet away.....chrisc
This is a quote from the catalogue:" 2005 All-America Selections Winner! 81 days. Cucurbita pepo. (F1) This semi-bush plant produces high yields of 4 lb green buttercup squash. The deep creamy orange is extremely sweet, "Sweet as Candy". Suitable for small gardens as vines spread only 8 ft. Excellent storage variety. A winter squash variety. Disease Resistant. pk/10 $3.00"
Quote from: GrannieAnnie on November 09, 2009, 11:16:00 This is a quote from the catalogue:" 2005 All-America Selections Winner! 81 days. Cucurbita pepo. (F1) This semi-bush plant produces high yields of 4 lb green buttercup squash. The deep creamy orange is extremely sweet, "Sweet as Candy". Suitable for small gardens as vines spread only 8 ft. Excellent storage variety. A winter squash variety. Disease Resistant. pk/10 $3.00"They lie like dogs then.... the only sqaush I grew this year that I woudl categorise as "bush" was Festival and that's still afailry big plant, about the size of a biggish bush courgette....
Number 1 for me is the delicata family streets ahead then followed by most of the Ausatralian blues.