Varieties please.

[telboy]

Celery & squash.
Not interested in yield - only flavour  :D 8) 8)

[telboy]

[kt.]

I am trying my hand at 2 types of Butternut Squash this year, both from T&M.  Avalon F1 is a trailing type which can be evasive. 

But the favourite one I am looking forward to is Harrier F1.  The plant is supposed to be compact and grow about 3x3ft,  18 inches high, with 4-5 fruit on each.  It is also the fastest variety for seed to harvest,  maturing from August after as little as only 85 days.  So if the weather is a bit out, then I have a couple of months for them to mature to catch up. (That's my plan anyway 8) 8)..... 

[manicscousers]

we've got butternt this year, again, we had small sugar last year, nice taste but very invasive, also trying golden nugget, same as kt..bush habt, approx 2kg fruits, right size for us  ;D
jack be little and baby boo grew brill last year, up frames, bit fiddly to cook, getting seeds out when the fruit's only 6" across  ;D

[Barnowl]

Last I grew

Celery:  Blush  http://www.plantsofdistinction.co.uk/acatalog/A-Z_of_Vegetables_CELERY.html/acatalog/Online_Catalog_Celery_261.html

Celery : Victoria F1 (self Blanching) POD
Celery : Tango F1 (self blanching) TM
Celery : Granada F1 SBS


and was pretty happy with all of them. Tango was probably the best in flavour. Golden F1 Self-Blanching was pretty good back in 2007 but was quite vulnerable to early cold spells.

I'm going to try some non-F1's this year:
Utah  http://www.kingsseeds.com/kolist/1/3/11405.htm
Giant red http://www.kingsseeds.com/kolist/1/0/11401.htm

Apart from Golden F1, I've probably got some spare seeds for most of those mentioned. PM me if interested.

[telboy]

Thankyou all.
Something to think about there!

[Multiveg]

I liked celery - Solid Pink. Out of seed for it at the moment - bought a couple of years back from Organic Gardening Catalogue. Not sure if it is in this year.

[1066]

Avalon F1 is a trailing type which can be evasive. 

My squash were a bit evasive last year as well - didn't produce much LOL!! ;D
1066

[Trevor_D]

Celery & I don't get along, so I'm no help there.

With squash, I'm beginning to go off the pumpkins - grown Baby Bear for several years - as they don't have the sweet flavour that the squashes proper have. I've grown Sweet Dumpling, Butternut & Kaboucha and I like them all for flavour.

But Jeannine is the expert: last year she recommended loads of varieties I'd never even heard of. If you do a search, I'm sure you'll find several of her contributions.

[littlebabybird]

But Jeannine is the expert: last year she recommended loads of varieties I'd never even heard of. If you do a search, I'm sure you'll find several of her contributions.

http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,37955.msg377614.html#msg377614


have a look half way own the first page

lbb

[Trevor_D]

Thanks llb - can't do stuff like that....

[1066]

http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,37955.msg377614.html#msg377614

Thanks for the link lbb - loads of useful info - which basically means more seeds...........