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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Uncle_Filthster on October 20, 2011, 19:10:27
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After seeing GrannieAnnies recent squash thread I loved the look of the Kikuza squash so would like to try it myself. Has anyone grown it successfully in Blighty, especially up north (I'm a bit north of Newcastle)?
Also, does anyone know a UK seed source for them as google brought nothing up for me?
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you can not buy them in uk. you need to have then sent from USA.
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Jeannine gave me my seed from Canada. I'll be glad to send some for the UK seed exchange if you let me know address of person boxing them up.
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After seeing GrannieAnnies recent squash thread I loved the look of the Kikuza squash so would like to try it myself. Has anyone grown it successfully in Blighty, especially up north (I'm a bit north of Newcastle)?
Also, does anyone know a UK seed source for them as google brought nothing up for me?
Kikuza is a warmth loving moschata squash. Tricky that far north outside a greenhouse or polytunnel. Several European but no UK seed source. They are on offer on Ebay though imported from USA.
http://www.bobby-seeds.com/Kikuza::35.html?products_id=35&language=en&XTCsid=64b75fee9bcaa37100064b19835e18e9
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Looks like you can pay in euros through paypal, should be easy.
I love the warty one :o
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The seed exchange would be good but unfortunately I don't have anything to put into it with most things not doing well this year. I think it was a combination of drought and soil finally running out of nutrients since my dad gave up keeping pigeons (no more pigeon manure). I may have a few Indian Woman beans if I can get past the wasp nest right next to them :o
That link has some beauties on it! I plan to grow them in a hoop house so hopefully they will do ok when I get some seed.