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Title: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: Jeannine on April 16, 2007, 15:16:41: Hi, we all talk about oor various squah and then move on.

Most of you know O have a bit of a thing for them and I am really curious to know how many different varieties are being grown here between us all.

Would you mind posting what you have sown or are going to.

Be it winter squash, summer squash, pumpkins,corguette, zuchhinni etc, they are all the same family,would you share the info please.

Thank you XX Jeannine
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: Curryandchips on April 16, 2007, 15:35:51: Courgette - jemmer and tondo (can't remember full name)

Winter squash - cobnut, marina di chioggia, golden hubbard, turks turban.

Derek :)
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: David R on April 16, 2007, 15:49:46: avalon F1 butternut and marina di chioggia

also growing an unidentified courgette (bush type)
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: Paulines7 on April 16, 2007, 15:59:27: I am growing these:

Soleil F1 Yellow
F1 Zucchini
Ortolana di Faenza
Coug de Nice (round)
Yellow Pattipan
Butternut
Yellow crookneck
Mountaineer Winter Squash
Jaspee de Vende
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: CityChick on April 16, 2007, 16:10:57: I'm struggling to narrow down my list... So far I've got it down to:

Summer squash:

De Nice a fruit rond
Jemmer F1
Lebanese White
Rugosa Friulana
Striato De Napoli
Tondo Chiaro Di Nizza
White Custard

Winter Squash:

Anna Swartz Hubbard
Berretina Piacentina
Black Futsu
Butternut
Crown Prince F1
Jaspee de Vendee
Marina De Chioga
Musquee de Provence
Padana Tonda
Potimarron
Red Kuri
Sugar Loaf
Triamble
Uchiki Kuri

But I think I'm going to have to knock a few off the list before I sow... :-\ (Or sneak a few in my Mum's garden when she's not looking ;))
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: sweet-pea on April 16, 2007, 16:19:54: I shall be growing:

Summer Squash:
Jemmer
All green bush (at least I think thats what it's called)
a white patty pan (don't know name if it has one)

Winter squash:
Lady godiva
Potimarron
Waltham Butternut
Burgess Buttercup
Marina Chioggia
Trombolino
Blue Kuri
Crook Necked (not sure if this is summer or winter?)
Delicata

Might be some more but that's all I can think of from memory!
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: dandelion on April 16, 2007, 16:25:31: And me:
Summer Squash:
Courgette All Green Bush
Lebanese white
Pattypan Sunburst F1

Winter Squash
A long Butternut type from Italy (possibly Lungo di Napoli)
Crown Prince F1
Marina di Chioggia
Buttercup Burgess
Pottimarron (may give this one away as the similar Red Kuri is reputedly superior)
Red Kuri
Shishigitani
Sugarloaf Delicata Thanks Jeannine for the last 3 :)!
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: antipodes on April 16, 2007, 16:40:48: I will take advantage of your pumpkin growing expertise then!
Didn't think about growing pumpkin, but now that I realize that I have more space than I thought, it might be a good idea. I love Butternut pumpkin and those deep orange ones that we call Potimarron: when can I plant those? I haven't seen any at the nursery so it must be too early. Can they be planted later on the summer? And how many plants do you need to plant to cover, hmm let's say 2 square metres? They should be grown on straw, right?
What varieties are good "keepers" for the winter?
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: garlicgirl on April 16, 2007, 16:52:22: My OH is a cucurbit fanatic, but having produced 183 cucumbers, 45 marrows and 16 pumpkins last year, he's toning it down a lot. All our family got pickled cucumber for christmas...

This year it's pumpkins, courgettes, cucumber, butternut squash and melons, as they all seem to need similar growing conditions. Can't remember what varieties, I'm afraid. :-[
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: Jeannine on April 16, 2007, 16:53:44: Plant them now, I plant twice, early and get them out when it is a gamble and plant a second tome for security,if I get both that is a bonus.

If you are talking winter squash for space they should be 4 feet apart at least,all round,you can do less but you may not get the yield.

Most of the winter squashes are excellent keepers and will keep right through ti,, May.I still have several. Spaghetti squash keep less on the whole, reliable to 8 weeks then if you are lucky a bit longer. I don't grow on straw, although you can, I do sometimes grow on black plastic if it is a cool start to the season but usuall neither.

All the varieties of butternuts are popular,I think because they have been around the longest in the UK and they are good for commercial growers but they are not the best flavoured.

My alltime favourite is Delicata Sugar Loaf followed closely by Red Kuri but I like most (except butternut). There are hundreds to choose from as you can see from the posters and everyone has a favourite and we all grow them differently.

They have been my passion and hobby for many years so I am a bit biased!!

Go for it,you will enjoy it,and the tastes are far superior to any store bought ones.

If you are stuck for seeds Pm me XX Jeannine
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: Barnowl on April 16, 2007, 16:56:05: Not really into pumpkins yet. Trying courgettes for the first time and have gone for:

Courgette Romanesco
Courgette Rugosa Friulana
Courgette Striato di Napoli
Courgette Tondon Di Piacenza

-all Italian because our summers are getting hotter!
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: antipodes on April 16, 2007, 16:59:05: Oh it's nice to offer seeds but I will probably just buy a couple of plants from the nursery, I don't seem to have that much luck with seeds. If they need 4 feet of space then I will probably only grow one or two next to the courgettes.
Maybe I have misunderstood butternut, to me that is a sort of yellowish beige colour with a long body and a rounder squatty end to it. I like teh flavour but maybe you have tasted much zanier varieties ;)
Here in France they often try to sell you some kind of big orange pumpkin that they cut in slices but it is completely tasteless. Beurk and eurk. I prefer the smaller varieties.
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: Chris Graham on April 16, 2007, 17:20:40: I'm on:

Butternut - Cobnut
Courgette - All Green Bush
Courgette - Parador

Kinda basic, i know ;)
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: tim on April 16, 2007, 18:04:49: Summer 'Squash'.

White Bush Lebanese
White Volunteer
Both Real Seeds seeds - & both excellent last year. Very solid. Both very similar - see pic - bottom ones.

Most years - Genovese - swear by it.

And, stupidly, fell for Tristar this am - 3 colours. Stupid because, if I'm only sowing 4 of them, they could all be the same!!

Jeannine - a sudden thought - DON'T let all this give you IDEAS?! Or is your next estate larger?

Or are you writing a book??
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: Doris_Pinks on April 16, 2007, 18:36:57: Bit of a squash fanatic too.......never sure where they are all going to go, but have planted:-

Winter Squash
Buttercup
Waltham Butternut
Chieftan Butternut
Shop seed butternut
Serpente di Sicilia
Mariana di Chioggia
Harlequin
Crown Prince
Uchiki Kuri
Delicata- Cornell Strain
Amish Pie
Trombolino
Turks Turban
Queensland Blue
Bosnian
Table Gold
Kushimi ???(writing rubbed off packet!)
Atlantic Giant
Shop Seed Pumpkins

Summer Squash
Sunburst
Custard White

Courgettes
Bambino
Genovese (On Tims recommendations over the years :-*!)
Parador (yellow)

Now where to put them all! Thank goodness for upward climbers and frameworks ;)
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: BAK on April 16, 2007, 18:50:12: Courgette .. f1 Defender

Winter butternut squashes ..f1 Avalon and f1 Harrier (both from T&M).

How many acres do some of you have?!? .. unless you are only growing 1 of each.
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: tim on April 16, 2007, 18:54:14: Acres? We get by with 8 plants a year.
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: Jeannine on April 16, 2007, 18:55:55: Tim, when I came back here in 2000 I rarely met anyone who did squash, the seed people had no choices, over the last few years it seems to have caught on and is getting so poplular, everybody buys from everywhere all over the world and I find it so exciting.

Judging by what I am reading I am certainly not alone with my passion, there are lots of squash nuts around.

Whatever do you mean by giving me ideas. mmmmmmmm

However I did get several new ones today and ............mmm still not to late to plant.

I am seeing quite a few I don't have and some I have never heard of and that is the fun of squash.

XX Jeannine
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: saddad on April 16, 2007, 19:08:57: BiG Max and Hundred weight Pumpkins,
Crown Prince and Vif Rouge D'Etampes,
Veg Spagetti... ( which usually keeps til Xmas?)
Courgettes various... Tondo/Rondo Gold Rush All Green Bush...
Probably some others I can't recall yet as we haven't started sowing... we tend to get caught not being as close to sea level!
::)
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: CityChick on April 16, 2007, 19:23:09: Jeannine - did I miss it, or where is your list of what you're growing!! :D
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: dandelion on April 16, 2007, 19:26:13: Quote from: CityChick on April 16, 2007, 19:23:09
Jeannine - did I miss it, or where is your list of what you're growing!! :D

Yes, I'd been thinking the same... ;)
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: allaboutliverpool on April 16, 2007, 19:35:45: Butternut squash,

Courgettes - Longue de Nice and Patisson Orange both bought as regional specialities in the South of France. Also last years Black something.

Pumpkin - Atlantic Giant to see if I can beat my 113lb last year.

You can see the picture of Patisson Orange on

http://www.allaboutliverpool.com/allaboutallotments_Vegetables_courgettes.html
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: gary on April 16, 2007, 19:39:20: I am also waiting for Jeannines list so that I can just cut and paste!
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: spacehopper on April 16, 2007, 19:39:35: All green bush
Gold Rush
Jemmer
De Nice a Fruit Ronde
Butternut Ponca
Urchi Kuri
Blue Kuri
Lady Godiva
Small Sugar
Rouge Vif d'etamps
Pottimarron
Bon Bon (kids favourite)
Sweet Dumpling
Jumbo Pink Banana
Futsu
Straightneck yellow
Tancheese
West Indian Pumpkin
Big Max (for haloween)
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: dandelion on April 16, 2007, 19:47:29: Are Uchiki Kuri and Red Kuri the same thing ???
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: goldendaisy123 on April 16, 2007, 19:52:11: I'm growing Butternut Squash - Avalon F1 Hybrid & Barbara Butternut F1 Hybrid. My favorite.
Some wonderful sounding lista appearing - do many of you have acres of land? ??? I'm very jealous my little lottie can only cope with my Butternut! ;)
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: tim on April 16, 2007, 20:00:04: Not so much acres - but can you keep friends who are overloaded with your produce?

Our 8 plants can give 480 fruit - that's 4 a day. That's a surfeit. An imposition!
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: CityChick on April 16, 2007, 20:03:51: Not acres, just one lottie and a couple of rose arches.

Courgettes I like really small anyway, so that reduced the numbers.

Squash... I'm thinking I can try growing some of the smaller ones up each side of an arch (with support for the fruit as they grow).

Then a few can go rampaging through the sweetcorn, 3 sisters style.

I've divided the lottie into beds with paths inbetween (planning for some spill over onto paths ;))

And I'm quite serious about sneaking a few in at Mum's (she got bad arthritis and won't go out alone now, let alone garden :'() But I'm thinking it would be rude to waste that veggie bed she tended lovingly for 30+ years organically...

And then maybe a few in the chicken run at home (I thought they'd appreciate all the chicken poop, and the girls might appreciate the shade in summer?

And before I know it, I'm growing and obsessive amount ;D
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: goldendaisy123 on April 16, 2007, 20:10:18: Thanks for the tips! Might just have to try Mums garden too - I wonder if she will notice :)
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: Tin Shed on April 16, 2007, 20:14:56: Only a little list -
Courgettes, Zucchini and Ronde de Nice
Butternut, Ponca
Squash, Jaspee de Vendee
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: tricia on April 16, 2007, 20:53:20: Ok Jeannine - here's my list: most are growing nicely in GH, but:Yellow Pattypan, Red Kuri and Sugar Loaf Delicata have still to arrive ;) (Jeannine??)

Courgette: Gold Rush, Greyzini and Parthenon

Pumpkin: Becky

Summer Squash: Custard White, unknown white pattypan and yellow pattypan(??)

Winter Squash: Butternut (South African seed), Rolet White Gem, Sweet Dumpling, Red Kuri (??) and Sugar Loaf Delicata (??)

Tricia
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: Jeannine on April 16, 2007, 21:13:43: Ok, this is my list, I have not grown them all this year, I have about 28 I think but I am sowing some more this week,not sure which.

Summer Squash/corgette/zucchini

Coban Pumpkin..it is a summer
White Trieste
Summer Crookneck
White Custard, aka White scallop,aka White Pattypan.
Italian Serpent
Italian Striped zucchini
Bolognese "

Pumpkins
Hooligan
Dill's Atlantic Giant
Batman
Musque de Provence
Small Sugar........................best for pies
Northern Bush
Jack Be Little
Triple Treat
Valenniano..white
Baby Bear
Tonda
Thai Large
Rouge d' Etampes aka Cinderella
White Lumina
Sugar Pie
Wee Be Little
Lil'Pump-ke-mon

Winter Squash
Bonbon
Really Big
Lakota Fall and Winter
Sugar Loaf Delicata
Galeuse d'Eysines
Burgess Buttercup
Jarrahdale
Crwon Prince
Greek Sweet Red
Jaune Gros de Paris
Shishigatani aka Toonas Makino
Japanese(japs)
Anna Swartz
Early Golden Hubbard
Thelma Sanders
Melonette Jaspee De Vendee
Triamble aka Shamrock
Ambercup
Australian Butter
Hokkaido
Table Queen
Table Queen Bush
Georgoe Candy Roaster
Sweet Dumpling
Tonda Padana
Berrettina Piacentina
Red Kuri.................personally I believe this is almost the same as Hokkaido but they are listed as seperate varieties and they seeds are different sizes. I think the Kuri is denser
Queensland Blue
Black Japanese Futsu
Blue Banana
Green Hubbard
Jumbo Pink Banana
Sweet Lightning
Green Striped Cushaw
White Cushaw
Orange Striped Cushaw
Orange Cushaw
Chicago Warted Hubbard
Table Gold Acorn
North Faulkland Island
Guatemalen Blue
Rogoso Violin Butternut
Honey Boat Delicata
Bush Buttercup
Pomme d'Or
Baby Blue Hubbard
Memina Rajada Seca
Pataca Giant
Potimarron
Chiriman
Bush delicata
Baby Green Hubbard
Marina De Chiggia
Pennsylvania Dutch Crookneck
Japanese Pie aka Nippon Island
Gem
Kikuza
Sweetmeat

XX Jeannine
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: Jeannine on April 16, 2007, 21:19:27: Tricia I thought I was up to date on all my sendings, do I still owe you??? Some
went out today but it was toms, beans and plants and some went Saturday but I chucked the list once I sent them PM me please XX Jeannine
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: pye on April 16, 2007, 22:50:38: Winter Squash
Harrier F1 Butternut
Delicata Sugar Loaf
Red Kuri
Burgess Buttercup
(thanks Jeannine for the last three)

Pumpkin
Jack be Little

Still faffing around trying to make up my mind about courgettes - whether to bother or not - if I do it'll have to go in a pot (no room, no room)
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: ninnyscrops on April 16, 2007, 22:55:31: Don't blink........... my first ever attempt!

Red Kuri
Triamble
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on April 16, 2007, 23:10:33: Big Max, West Indian pumpkin (self-saved seed), Waltham Butternut, Wautoma (ridge cucumber). As you see, I don't grow a lot.
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: nell on April 16, 2007, 23:16:26: I'm doing :-
Courgette F1 Orelia
Courgette Venus F1

(also Marrow "F1 Sunburst" "F1 Tivoli" - not sure if these come under squash or not !!)
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: glow777 on April 16, 2007, 23:40:24: Cougette - gold rush, all bush, black something

marrow f1 badger

pumpkin - hubbard?

melons
Galia x4
Water melon x1
tiger melon x1

winter squash (only 2 of each max apart from butternuts which will be around my sweetcorn)
cobnut
butternut ponca
Queensland Blue
Sibley
Spaghetti
Gem
Sugar Loaf
gold rush
gold nugget
uri Kichi (spelling)
thelma
sweet potato squash
pink banana

just going to plant what germinates and not save any seed this year
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: Larkspur on April 17, 2007, 07:06:08: Cobnut, Jack be Little and saved seed from an orange skinned and fleshed squash I dont know the name of.Of course it could have crossed with all sorts of things which is why I am growing it's seeds.
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: Biscombe on April 17, 2007, 08:11:27: All of these have been sown BUT some have copped it to unexpected bad Spanish weather!! need to do a recount!!

Squash Baby Pam
Squash White Cornfield
Squash Patisson Sunburst
Squash White Scallop
Squash Corgette Gold Rush
Squash Sweet Mama
Squash Potimarron
Squash Blue Hubbard
Squash Crown Prince
Squash Jarrdale
Squash Jaspee De Vendee
Squash Kabocha
Squash Spanish Marrow
Squash Hundred Weight
Squash Silbey
Squash Early Summer Crookneck
Squash Pink Bananna
Sqaush Red Kuri
Squash Sweet Grey
Squash Spaghetti
Squash Rolet
Squash Anna Swartz
Squash Pattison
Squash Golden Hubard
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: Chrissie on April 17, 2007, 09:14:23: Only growing pink bananas but they're already enormous (on an unheated bedroom windowsill) and have little flower buds on them - help!! :o

Should I pinch these out?

Sorry slightly off-topic.
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: dandelion on April 17, 2007, 09:16:54: Oh are we listing cukes and melons too? In that case ;D:
Cucumber Tasty Burpless Green F1
Cucumber Marketmore
Melon 'Petit Gris de Rennes'

Maybe next year we should organise a CUCURBITS ONLY PASS THE PARCEL?
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: antipodes on April 17, 2007, 09:24:28: Oh OH OH!!! Saw someone say they were growing Queensland Blue pumpkin!! That is the variety grown where I come from in Oz! It is delicious and produces huge blue-grey fruits with a yellow flesh. Excellent for roasting and mashing! And of course for making excellent Queensland Pumpkin scones!
I don't suppose anyone would have a couple of seeds of that to part with? I live in France so I couldn't send an SAE but maybe I could swap a few french seeds? I am just starting so I couldn't offer much but I still have quite a few French Paris gherkin seeds, mmm what else, Brussel sprouts, as the packet has zillions and I only want about 10, or you could ask for a French variety of something I know we have excellent veg here.
Have to post my pumpkin scone recipe maybe? or my sister's secret Pumpkin fruitcake, which is gorgeous.
I'll get my email address on my profile if anyone is interested in proliferating Aussie pumpkins on the continent ;)
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: dandelion on April 17, 2007, 09:30:39: antipodes, have e-mailed you!
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: glow777 on April 17, 2007, 09:38:33: Quote from: antipodes on April 17, 2007, 09:24:28
Oh OH OH!!! Saw someone say they were growing Queensland Blue pumpkin!! That is the variety grown where I come from in Oz! It is delicious and produces huge blue-grey fruits with a yellow flesh.

Hi Ive got a few QB left but mine havent germinated yet (only put them in a couple of days ago) I sent some to Jeannine and put some in a pass the parcel. (some to go in the red pass the parcel when it gets to me)

Jeannine have yours germinated yet?
Has anyone planted them from the PTP and got them to germinate?

Glow
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: spacehopper on April 17, 2007, 11:55:08: Quote from: dandelion on April 16, 2007, 19:47:29
Are Uchiki Kuri and Red Kuri the same thing ???

Erm, not sure, I think so ???
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: Jitterbug on April 17, 2007, 12:17:43: Hi Glow 777 - there were none in the red parcel when I got it - but then I was about the 2nd or 3rd person to get it.

My list of squash, pumpkin and cucumbers (only planted last night) are:

Courgettes :
First Sowing : 16/4

green bush
Jemmer
De Nice a Fruit Ronde

Second Sowing 16/5

Courgette, Defender F1
Courgette, Dundoo
Courgette, Tondo Chiaro Di Nizza (round)
Courgette, Zucchini Italian striped

Squash/Pumpkin :

Early Butternut
Pottimarron
Early Summer Crookneck
Rolet Gem Squash
Green Hubbard Squash
White Custard
Squash, Cherimoya, Custard Apple

Cucumbers :

Tasty King
Marketmore

Melon's:

Melon 'Petit Gris de Rennes'
“Ananas d’ Amerique a Chair Verte”
Minnesota Midget
Zatta (sim. To Brattoma Buana) - for curiousity - it looks ugly from Red Parcel

As much as I would love to plant more I don't have any more space as I only have 5 rods of lottie. Already going to be using the 3 sisters and growing watermelon on my poop head compost bin. Alto I think I have already got too many - I'm gonna be wall to wall....

Jitterbug
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: sally_cinnamon on April 17, 2007, 12:27:17: Here's mine:-
Courgette:-
Kojac
de Nice a Fruit Rond
Orelia
Jemmer
Zucchini

Squash
Butternut

and one unknown type too. I think I might take on another half plot to try all these wonderful varieties! (Glad to see there are so many other raving fanatics out there, I have been really restrained this year as my OH suddenly decides he doesn't like courgettes when I start bringing armfuls into the kitchen!)
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: antipodes on April 17, 2007, 13:16:35: For those who asked: I posted my pumpkin scone recipe
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/joomla/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,91/topic,30468.0
Hope you like them, they are quite tasty I find. They keep a bit longer than normal scones but not very much, if you keep them tightly covered.
You can glaze them with a bit of milk before cooking if you like that, I often forget to.
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: gibbygib on April 17, 2007, 13:46:36: Courgettes in pots at home and Cobnut from Johnsons seeds. Are cobnut the same as butternut squash more or less?
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: markfield rover on April 17, 2007, 16:23:08: To date
Tancheese
Marina di Chioggia
Uchiki-Kuri
White custard
Turks Turban
Romanesco
Carpet Bag (squash)
But there will be others!
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: glow777 on April 17, 2007, 16:29:01: Quote from: gibbygib on April 17, 2007, 13:46:36
Are cobnut the same as butternut squash more or less?
Yep

Quote
Squash F1 Cobnut Seeds
The earliest maturing butternut-type Squash available, producing a good crop of full-flavoured fruits (each up to 1kg in weight) that are excellent roasted.
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: Jeannine on April 17, 2007, 17:37:51: Glow, my Queenie Blues have germinated, they are up to about 8 inches now,thank you again you saved my life there!!

Antipodes,you must know Japs too,I get these direct from a friend in Oz.

I am really pleased I started this one, I really think we do need a squash swap next time. I think it is smashing to see all these listed.WOW...keep then coming

XX Jeannine
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: Kea on April 17, 2007, 18:32:49: I feel my list will be a little boring but this is the one I like to eat so this is the one I grow, however instead of getting my seeds from a supermarket bought one like last year I've decided on uniformity this year. i may use some of my saved seeds but neighbouring allotmenteers were growing orange 'halloween' and butternuts so my saved seed maybe a nasty cross.
Kaboucha squash are my favourite (still eating last seasons harvest! as seen in pic) but I'm growing Kaboucha 'sweet mama' this year.

Bye the way I found I could plant 3 plants close together on the same manure heap but spaced the groups of three 6 feet apart.
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: glow777 on April 17, 2007, 18:37:21: Quote from: Jeannine on April 17, 2007, 17:37:51
Glow, my Queenie Blues have germinated, they are up to about 8 inches now,thank you again you saved my life there!!

maybe not - i think you my of had plenty of other squashes to keep you going!

something murmering in my pots today as the soil is starting to lift
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: Jeannine on April 17, 2007, 18:38:43: Glow you saved my life beacuse I like this one and I had run out, I had ordered but they back ordered on me,they still haven't come XX Jeannine
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: shirlton on April 17, 2007, 19:08:04: Buttercup from SS, burgess buttercup from Real seeds.pattipan, Butternut and of course some courgette
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: antipodes on April 18, 2007, 09:49:15: Oh yes I know what a Jap pumpkin is! A smaller dark green one with yellow flecks. They are tasty too, especially for roasting or for soup. Someone here has kindly offered to send me some Qld Blue seeds so I can have a little taste of Australia in my garden. So nice! Hope they grow. #
Can't believe now that I hadn't thought of growing pumpkins for the autumn/winter period! In fact they will probably be very useful in my quest to plant as much as possible in order to take as much space from the weeds as possible.
IS it possible to grow pumpkins upwards? On a trellis or fence? Or are they too heavy?
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: glow777 on April 18, 2007, 10:39:04: Quote from: antipodes on April 18, 2007, 09:49:15
IS it possible to grow pumpkins upwards? On a trellis or fence? Or are they too heavy?
My QB's grew upwards OK last year. It wasnt intential they just took over everything including the side of my shed and hen house. It looked as though the stem thickened up to support the weight as the squash on the ground didnt have as thick a stem
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: Rhubarb Thrasher on April 18, 2007, 12:36:39: hopefully

cornell's bush delicata
blue ballet
buttercup
sweet dumpling
sugar loaf delicata
red kuri
butternut

spaghetti
black beauty
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: froglets on April 18, 2007, 12:39:22: Just Butternut Hunter. My first ever attempt - I'd never even have got this far without all the encouragement from A4A
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: hearsalcommon on April 19, 2007, 17:49:31: SUMMER: ZUCCHINI, DEFENDER F1, GOLDRUSH F1

WINTER: BUTTERNUT - WALTHAM, LITTLE GEM, CROWN PRINCE

PUMPKINS: ATLANTIC GIANT, JACK O'LANTERN, GHOSTRIDER

I'm going Native American this year Sweetcorn with climbing dwarf beans and mangetout up stems and squash across the ground. Pumpkins at top of slop around all the rasberry stems.

Happy Halloween!
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: SueSteve on April 19, 2007, 18:23:32: Courgettes
Black Beauty
De Nice a rond
Gold Rush
Patty Pan (lime green one)
Lebanese
Yellow scallop
Green bush
Custard marrow

Squash
Turks cap
Jumbo Pink Banana
Butternut (from organic squash)
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: Jeannine on April 20, 2007, 21:51:40: Wow, what a super response, I take back my comment that almost everyone just grow courgettes and Butternuts.Fabulous selection here. I am going to print this off and figure out the top ten. XX Jeannine
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: legless on April 21, 2007, 08:29:27: uchiki kuri (this is the third year i've grown it, its great)
sweet dumpling

courgette - eight ball.
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: Grandma on April 21, 2007, 08:53:48: Quote from: Jeannine on April 20, 2007, 21:51:40
Wow, what a super response, I take back my comment that almost everyone just grow courgettes and Butternuts.Fabulous selection here. I am going to print this off and figure out the top ten. XX Jeannine

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Just a couple of courgettes - (all green bush, I think) - and my first-ever squash. (Butternut - bought just the one little plant!) I only have a microscopic veg patch! :) Oh and Petita cucumbers in the greenhouse.
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: Andy H on April 21, 2007, 10:01:34: Planted out yesterday near Gatwick my Atlantic Giant
Not a giant yet though
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: grawrc on April 21, 2007, 15:43:20: courgette: Genovese
Winter squash/ pumpkin: Potimarron and Marina di chioggia
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: Tin Shed on April 21, 2007, 17:23:29: Add another two to my list
Yellow patty pan - sunburst
Pumpkin - SC4-15 F1 Hybrid- has yet to have a name. Got it from Thompson and Morgan, seed originates in Japan.

Planning to try the Three sisters system - which are the best type of squash to use?
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: Jeannine on April 21, 2007, 19:28:28: It doesn't really matter which one you use as long as it is a winter squash and not a bush type.I also wouldn't use any of the Acorns as many of them are semi bush.
I would probably choose something with a fruit that weighs about 3-5 pounds. That way it is not so small as to get lost in the corn,and big enough to grow between you corn spacing without being squashed.

Please take pictures. I have never done the full 3 sisters thing,only the corn and squash part. I did intend to do so this year with the original varieties but somehow I didn't get the original squash from the Us in time.

XX Jeannine
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: mc55 on April 21, 2007, 20:06:53: not much space left so:

pumpkins / sqash:

Atlantic Dill's Giant
Jack be Little
Baby Bear
Sunshine
Butternut
Winter Festival
Turks Turbans (home saved seed, goodness knows what I'll get)

Courgettes:

Tri-coloured balls ... had to plant all 8 to try and establish which are which ::) definitely not keeping them all though.

Would have loved to have grown Queenland Blue, have heard very good things about it, oh well, there's always next season ;D ;D
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: dandelion on April 21, 2007, 20:27:24: Quote from: Jeannine on April 21, 2007, 19:28:28
I have never done the full 3 sisters thing,only the corn and squash part. I did intend to do so this year with the original varieties but somehow I didn't get the original squash from the Us in time.

Which squash is that Jeannine?
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: glow777 on April 21, 2007, 20:29:20: Quote from: mc55 on April 21, 2007, 20:06:53
Would have loved to have grown Queenland Blue, have heard very good things about it, oh well, there's always next season ;D ;D
came across a photo of one left behind on an old camera card.

for those of you yet to grow them this is a smallish child 12 with a small QB

taste amazing

(http://www.buxtonlocalartists.co.uk/test/queensland_blue.jpg)
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: redimp on April 21, 2007, 20:32:19: Summer:
Black Beauty Courgette
All Green Bush Courgette
Sebring Courgette
Pattinson Patty Pan
Snakes (to eat as courgettes)

Winter:
Butternut (variety a mystery)
Anna Schwartz Hubbard
Burgess Buttercup
Jack o' Lantern Pumpkin
Snake Gourd (to get one as long as possible)
SS Special Roadside Pumpkin :)

Also:
Marketmore Cucumbers.
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: barkingdog on April 22, 2007, 07:42:45: Courgette - Defender & Tricolour

Pumpkin - Jack be little

Squash - Sunshine, Table King (SuperSprout Seed), Rolet Gem, Honey Boat Delicata, Cobnut (more SS seed) and Red Kuri (my favourite!)

barkingdog
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: Raisedbed on April 22, 2007, 19:30:52: Just a mere strapling compared with some of you but I am growing:

Summer squash: Orelia and some round ones which have 3 different colours in the packet
Winter: Cobnut - growing for the first time. Hoping to grow 2 plants up a rose arch. I've seen it growing up loads of people's wire fences in Greece so thought I would give it a go.

Thanks for your knowledge on squashes Jeannine. You can't help but want to grow all those amazing varieties just for fun.
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: Jeannine on April 22, 2007, 19:55:21: You hit it right on the head...fun...it is a fun veggie and fascinating,I know of no other veggie that has so many differences. I just have got to have em all..........XX Jeannine
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: redimp on April 22, 2007, 20:17:47: Ooops - forgot

Winter:
Thelma Sanders Sweet Potato Squash
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: calamityjayneuk on April 22, 2007, 22:23:28: after growing far too many courgettes last year (defender) I am planning to grow just one or two of a few things this year.

I have courgette katia which I sowed this weekend in pots in the gh. Butternut squash, pumpkin Halloween (sowed a couple of weeks ago but yet to show) I plan to try growing in between some sweetcorn.

I enjoyed a squash from asda so much I saved some seeds from it, variety marked was dumpling - I some six and they popped up straight away! If anyone has any tips on growing this variety I would be grateful as I am just winging it.

What's three sisters? Is that where you grow beans, sweetcorn and squash together?
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: Jeannine on April 22, 2007, 23:07:53: Just treat your dumpling as you do your courgettes until planting out time,Your corgettes will remain a bush, your dumpling will grow a very long vine,and it will weave through corn,there is only one problem there is a variety of dumpling that is a compact bush and is the seeds are store saved you won't know. I would plant it in a place where you can let it vine if it wants to, but if if remains a bush it won't matter.

Three sisters is the hill method of growing corn,squash and beans together, you are right. 24 inch diameter mound about a foot high, 6 corn seeds in the middle about 8 inches apart, followed by 6 beans seeds further out and 6 squash seeds at the outside, like a bicycle wheel.Should be sowed at weeklt intervals.The beans go up the corn stalks and the squash weave around the bottom. The theory is the corn acts as support for the beans, who give nitrogen and the squash cover the ground and smother weeds.

Good Luck. XX Jeannine
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: sanjaymaz on April 23, 2007, 14:13:31: I'm growing:
Marina de Choggia Squash
Spaghetti Squash
Green Kabocha Pumpkin
Sweet Mama Squash
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: calamityjayneuk on April 23, 2007, 19:58:27: Thanks for the info Jeannine, I have printed it out to so I don't forget :)

I hope you don't mind lots of silly questions about squashes, coz I have a feeling I'll be bugging you for more expertise soon!
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: Jeannine on April 23, 2007, 20:07:41: No problems Calam!! They are my passion XX Jeannine
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: Jeannine on April 29, 2007, 21:13:38: I am just totting up the results of which are the most popular etc, |still time to add on if you wish XX Jeannine
Title: Re: Doing a sweep on squash varieties being grown
Post by: Jeannine on April 29, 2007, 21:48:54: I haver put them into families for easier adding up.

Top of the list by far came Winter squashes from the Butternut Family.

Second are the Kuris,

The Delicata family came next.

The Buttercups came in next

Marina Di Choggia seems to be popular as is Crown Prince

Potmarrion has done well

Atlantic Giant seems to be the favourite pumpkin

Favourite courgette was Jemmer followed closely by Ronde de Nice

And favourite other summer swuash seems to be the yellow pattpan .

Thank you I found this so very interesting.

Would someone like to do the tomatoes !!!!

XX Jeannine