I have a spare packet which I don't need and was going to give some away to friends and have just opened the packet and counted the seeds - over 30 of them :o . So if anyone wants some just let me know.
Theyre described as "Attractive little pumpkins with a high sugar content and sweet tasty flesh, ideal for roasting, soups and pies ..... and stores well". This will be my 1st year of trying this variety so don't know how true that description is!!
1066
may i have about 4 seeds, i'll pm you.
Of course you can - glad they are going to a good home!
Hi, I would like a few seeds, I fancy growing a few on my compost heap. Will pm you.
I would also like some for my compost heap if you still have some spare? Will pm you. ;D
grew them last 2 years, does what it says on the packet, would be growing this year but not enough space ;D
oh, we grew some over trellis, worked well
Growing them on the compost heap sounds a great idea, but I'm with manicscousers this time I'm going to see how they like heights!
Still a few more left if anyone else wants to try them or can find a space to squeeze some in :D
1066
Please may I have a few :P.
Janet
Course you can - the more the merrier. Besides its a bloomin great big packet!!
Hiya, I would be grateful of a couple of seeds if you still have any spare please.
Just to let you know I'm putting them in the post tonight
Happy Planting!
Have you any left for me to try please
Yes I do - pm me your addy and I'll pop 'em in the post tomorrow on the way back from the lottie :D
After Shirlton and my brother I've got 6 seeds left so if anyone else wants some just let me know.....
:)if you have a couple of seeds left could I please have some? anything you would like in return? / shades x
Yes please, if there are any left at this stage ;).
Sorry Jamie all gone :'(
Thank you 1066, they arrived this morning and will be going straight into pots in my heated greenhouse - unless it's too early??? :)
they arrived a couple minutes ago.
Thats great - now we just have to hope for a GREAT summer :D
Did anyone watch Beechgrove on Wednesday. It was suggested to plant squash between a cordon of fruit trees as he hated seeing empty spaces. What do you squash growers think? This is our first year for many things so need as much help as possible.
Janet
Any special instructions for planting these?
Becky
Hi Beckydore. I did mine as per all the other pumpkin / squash. Individually in a small pot of compost, plant the seed on its edge, then cover with a small amount of compost. Water and wait! Oh and a nice sunny / warm window cill. On the packet it says to harden them off at the 5-6 leaf stage (tho I'm sure others will have opinions on this!). And plant 3ft apart (approx a metre). Plus as with other pumpkin/ squash I reckon they'll like a good dollop of manure at planting.
I haven't tried these before so it'll be interesting to see how everyone else gets on with them, and whether they are good croppers, tasty, good to store etc
Great to know they're all arriving safe and well ;D
Grannyjanny - thats an interesting idea, sounds like a good use of space but as its only my 2nd year of growing them I'm no expert!! Be interesting to try tho?!
Thankyou, Mine arrived this morning. Do you know if they would climb or are they strictly ground lovers
Not really sure, I was planning (as its a small one) to try and grow it up a trellis. Just checked my seed packet from Kings and it says trailing type ???
Trailing squash can be grown up trellis but will need to be tied in or got a habbit of trying to find grownd all the time
Thanks Dialeg, sometimes it all gets a bit confusing, what with different info and words on the seed packets let alone in books
Quote from: daileg on April 21, 2009, 12:11:16
Trailing squash can be grown up trellis but will need to be tied in or got a habbit of trying to find grownd all the time
would like to add if you intend to grow for quantity not quality then let the plant run its coarse if for quality then pinch out after you have three successfull flowers (female polinated ) then grow on the best one only
I've found an envelope on my desk this morning, with 2 small sugar seeds in, but no address on the front. I've obviously missed someone out. SORRY. and I've cleared out my pm's with addresses and notes to say they'd arrived. So if you haven't got your seeds yet, its cos they're sitting on my desk. PM me and I'll get them in the post
Thanks
;D they be for me! I've waited for the postie everyday ;)
pm on its way again ;D/ shades x
Quote from: angle shades on April 24, 2009, 18:44:31
;D they be for me! I've waited for the postie everyday ;)
pm on its way again ;D/ shades x
SORRY Angle Shades
In the post today, and a huge sorry for being so forgetful!
:) 1066, they haven't arrived yet :P/ shades x
Noooooooooo!
I posted them at the beginning of last week (with some extra beans as a sorry for the delay) ???
1066
:) 1066 , how big was the packet you sent me,??
postman just delivered a sorry cannot deliver as a fee to pay card!! but not put a name on it, so we don't know which member of the family its for!!! /shades x
It was a standard envelope with a 2nd class stamp on ?????
:D picked up packet from sorting office yesterday,they must be the most expensive pumpkin seed in the world ;D ;D/ shadesx
thanks for the bean seed :-*
I was just about to go to the Post Office this morning and send them again
So so sorry! Let me know what I owe for P& P
I just hope they are worth it.......... ::)
1066
:) you don't owe a thing, I'm just pleased to get them,
been reading up on them, only get one fruit per plant in the States ::) :P ;D/ shades x
Quote from: angle shades on May 11, 2009, 09:18:36
only get one fruit per plant in the States ::) :P ;D/ shades x
Only 1 that is :o ::) but hopefully ;D
I only hope its worth all the effort
1066
Apologies 1066, Think I went to post a thank you and got distracted. Have been too too busy since, my daughter's been in and out of hospital (miles away)with early labour symptoms so have had granddaughter full time and we've just come back from week in Blackpool - bliss.
Planted them up straight away tho cos was sowing when they arrived, but them darn' slugs/snails had a field-day so there's only one left! Hope it gets to maturity.
So here's a delayed thank you
Happy Growing
Levi
Thanks Levi, I can't remember so far back now!
And I hope the family is doing well now
Mine are ok, slow but steady and I need to re-pot them, I've been debating whether of not to put them outside yet and your post reminds me that I need to build those slug/snail barriers
Thanks, and lets hope we get something for all our efforts :D
1066
Hi 1066. How do you build slug & snail barriers? I haven't seen any trails at the plot but I want to be prepared ;D. Is it better to plant the pumpkins & squashes out next month & can I save seeds from the small sugar you kindly sent me. So far so good with it ;D.
Janet.
Well, what do I mean by slug barriers? Anything I think will stop them slithering over to my precious plants! I use Slug stoppa round the hostas in the garden and might try some of that round the pumpkins, I was thinking more alomg the lines of machine guns and grenades ;D LOL
I think next month might be better for planting out as they don't like the cold and we can still get frosts, I was wondering whether to fleece them for the 1st couple of weeks (have some fleece left over) to give them some extra protection but not really sure (its only my 2nd year of growing them ??? )
And as to saving seeds - I haven't a clue ;D Maybe someone more experienced on here could help....... pretty please......
1066
Edit - meant to add make sure you harden them off before they go in the ground, otherwise they'll sulk for sure !
Hi Granyjanny saving the seeds of courgettes and pumpkins is a bit of a fiddle. You have to pounce on one of the female flowers just before it opens. Then you have to get a male from another of the same variety and gently open the flower and pollenate it Then you tie up the flower with a rubber band so that it does not open.
The problem is that you never seem to have a male flower when you need one. Also this is fine for the first year when you have two plants. But in the second year all your plants have the same two parents. This means that when you use those for pollenating the following year you will have a very restricted genetic pool.
However since the seeds last well for about 5 years you can have years of the same seeds before you need to buy some more genes.
Sometimes you get some nice results and sometimes you do not. Other problem is that once you leave a plant to seed it can stop producing more fruit and leaves the just the one to develop the seeds.
I have been trying for years to get a yellow cousa style courgette and have never managed it.
If you use F1 varieties you can get some very odd results.
I love seed saving you never know what you are going to get as a result.
Better results with peas and french beans - self fertile. Easier to spot crosses since seeds different colours. All squash seeds look alike.
Thanks Digeroo. I don't think I will be bothering then. Sounds like hard work to me ::) ::) ::).
How are you, recovered from from your lovely holiday?
Janet