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Title: Crookneck or Rugosa
Post by: Hector on April 01, 2010, 10:55:31

Are these different things from Rugosa?
http://www.realseeds.co.uk/courgettes.html

Title: Re: Crookneck or Rugosa
Post by: Bugloss2009 on April 01, 2010, 11:16:22

sorry thought I had some in an unopened old packet, but it's "Sperling's Cobra"

http://www.samenhaus.de/Kuerbissamen/Zierkuerbis-Sperlings-Cobra::908.html (http://www.samenhaus.de/Kuerbissamen/Zierkuerbis-Sperlings-Cobra::908.html)

Die bizarr geformten Früchte eignen sich hevorragend zum Dekorieren und Basteln.

Those bizarre formed fruits are suitable hevorragend for decorating and tinkering. ;D

it means you can dry and polish them for decorations

Title: Re: Crookneck or Rugosa
Post by: Hector on April 01, 2010, 11:25:07

Hmm...so is the Real seeds crookneck different from but just visually similar to this
http://www.seedsofitaly.com/product/667

Title: Re: Crookneck or Rugosa
Post by: lillian on April 01, 2010, 12:30:56

Summer crookneck squashes are delicious. They make a wonderful soup.

Title: Re: Crookneck or Rugosa
Post by: markfield rover on April 01, 2010, 12:35:00

I have grown both one bends back on it's self as the picture the other doesn't.
I did find perfect but hollow Rugosa 'shells' on compost last week, very Quatermass.

Title: Re: Crookneck or Rugosa
Post by: Hector on April 01, 2010, 12:48:07

Thanks all :) Looks fantastic too :)

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