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Hi all - hope everyone else is more in control of their garden than me! 
I am trying to work out which squash goes where on my plot, trouble is I'm not certain of their habits...
Am I right in thinking that winter squash are the ones you leave until fully mature before harvesting (like pumpkins) whereas summer squash are the ones you pick regularly and eat as immature fruits (like courgettes)? If so then I know I can put the winter squashes in the less accessible places but make sure I can get at the summer ones!
The other question is about growth habits, as I'm growing quite a few that I've not grown before! My pumpkins, butternuts, courgettes etc I know what to do with but:
Winter Festival (winter squash, think it is a trailing / vine type?)
Sunburst (summer squash, bush type?)
Pattison Orange (summer squash, growth habit???? I'm guessing bush but cannot find a definitive answer)
I'm feeling a bit overrun with squash! Did I mention that I'm also growing two types of ornamental gourds for my littl'un? oh and melons and cukes too, just in case the other cucurbits get lonely...
I am trying to work out which squash goes where on my plot, trouble is I'm not certain of their habits...
Am I right in thinking that winter squash are the ones you leave until fully mature before harvesting (like pumpkins) whereas summer squash are the ones you pick regularly and eat as immature fruits (like courgettes)? If so then I know I can put the winter squashes in the less accessible places but make sure I can get at the summer ones!
The other question is about growth habits, as I'm growing quite a few that I've not grown before! My pumpkins, butternuts, courgettes etc I know what to do with but:
Winter Festival (winter squash, think it is a trailing / vine type?)
Sunburst (summer squash, bush type?)
Pattison Orange (summer squash, growth habit???? I'm guessing bush but cannot find a definitive answer)
I'm feeling a bit overrun with squash! Did I mention that I'm also growing two types of ornamental gourds for my littl'un? oh and melons and cukes too, just in case the other cucurbits get lonely...
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