Sowing all things Cucurbit - 2019

**veggiechicken** · 05-03-2019, 07:58 PM

Ignoring conventional advice, I sowed 6 courgettes (Zucchini and All Green Bush) and 6 Beth Alpha cucumbers on 14th January.
I ended up with only 4 courgettes and 6 Cues.
They've been in the GH for a couple of weeks, covered lightly with bubblewrap overnight.

Today -

Courgettes

Cucumbers x 4

Plenty of time to sow more if this lot fail.

**Small pumpkin** · 05-03-2019, 08:23 PM

I'm growing these. I've not started sowing yet

courgette zucchini
Courgette Tromboncino
Pumpkin small sugar.
Pumpkin old boer white
Pumpkin Lil' Pump-ke-mom
Squash vegetable spaghetti.
Squash Galeux D'Eysines
Squash uchiki kuri
Squash Thelma sanders sweet potato
Squash summer sunburst f1
squash scallop mix
Cucumber femspot
Melon honeydew
melon gala
melon cantaloupe

**Runtpuppy** · 05-03-2019, 08:27 PM

I sowed 4 seeds of Atena Polka (courgette, yellow), 4 of zucchini, 4 of cucumber marketmore, and 6 of some butternut squash on the 2nd of February. All 4 of the Atena Polka are up and 1 of zucchini. Nothing else has decided to show up. I am going to give them a little more time before giving up on them.

**Penellype** · 05-03-2019, 08:57 PM

I will be sowing the first cucumber Cucino for my friend's greenhouse at the end of this month. After that I'll sow more cucumbers, courgette zuccini (probably 3) and melon Alvaro and Magenta (2 of each) when the weather warms up a bit. I'm not keen on squashes or pumpkins at all, so I give those a miss.

**happyhumph** · 05-03-2019, 09:42 PM

Nothing down yet, but will be growing cucumber wautoma again. Also trombos after last year's success, and spaghetti squash again. Haven't decided on courgette or winter squash varieties yet - so many too choose from!!!

**rary** · 05-03-2019, 10:02 PM

I have sowen seeds from one of the trombos I grew last year, doubt if they will come true as there were some other cucurbits growing close to them, I will wait for a month before I sow the bought seeds

**toomanytommytoes** · 05-03-2019, 11:29 PM

Early Prolific Straightneck and Yellow Crookneck summer squash
Striato di Napoli courgette
Waltham Butternut and Golden Hubbard winter squash
Wautoma and La Diva F1 cucumbers

**Teds Mum** · 06-03-2019, 07:41 AM

I will be growing cucumber - chinese slangen and a small white pickling variety whose name escapes me just now. Melons - petit gris de Rennes and a Polish watermelon whose name I can neither spell nor pronounce but the packet has a nice picture and my son was suitably impressed and desperate to grow it.
Pumpkins - mostly winter squashes - Marina di Chioggia, Thai rai kaw tok, Kabocha, Black Futsu, shishi gatani, an acorn squash named Table Star and Waltham Butternut.

**Trouvere** · 06-03-2019, 08:21 AM

Cucumbers:
Wautoma, Chinese Slangen, Crystal Apple/Lemon, the one Kings just calls Gherkin

Summer squash:
Eight Ball, Black Beauty, Yellow Scallop, Little Gem

Winter squash:
Honey Bear, Delicata, Crown Prince, Marina di Chioggia, Porcelain Doll, Queensland Blue,
Golden Hubbard, Uchiki Kuri, Buttercup, the F2 of an Uchiki Kuri x Buttercup

Oddities:
Cucamelons, shark fin melon

**Thelma Sanders** · 06-03-2019, 09:57 AM

Cucumbers: Socrates, Mini munch and Beth Alpha

Squash: Uchiki Kuri, Sweet Lightning, Thelma Sanders, Festival and Yellow Scallop.

Pumpkin: Jarrahdale (or Queensland Blue?), Flat White Boer, Rouge Vif d'Estampes If I can find the room I have some seed from an enormous (24 stone!) pumpkin to try

Courgette: Tromba d'Albenga, Partenon and Romanesco.

I shan't sow these (except a mini-much cuc) before April, as the plot isn't reliably frost-free until mid-May, and they grow big too quickly to stay on the greenhouse bench.

**MyWifesBrassicas** · 06-03-2019, 12:46 PM

Afternoon,

If i was to plant 1 or 2 "special" winter squash only, whats your favourite to grow?
It's has to rate highly on the edibility scale and be productive

I've currently planted;
Courgette, both yellow and green
Pumpkin, amazonka, mammoth and last years saved seeds from carved pumpkin (bought)
Squash, Juana, crown prince as well as this internet collection

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

**Chrissyteacup** · 06-03-2019, 05:11 PM

So my to grow list is:
Courgette Rugosa friulana
Courgette Trombetta d’albenga
Patty pan pale green
Winter squash Uchiki kuri
Winter squash Burgess Buttercup
Pumpkin Marina di chioggia
Cucumber Crystal lemon
Cucumber Tamra
Watermelon Petite yellow
I hope I can get the majority climbing or I’ll have no paths to walk on

**PepperMonster** · 07-03-2019, 06:22 AM

Oooh i love growing cucurbits. Probably *ahem* grow too many tbh. Having a big grow out of my collection this year. All the odds and sods are getting sown in a big seed box clear out . Not til the end of the month or they'll have taken over the GH before the weather's good enough.

Achocha Fat Baby

Courgette Rugosa friuliana
Courgette Sunstripe f1
Courgette Romanesco
Courgette 'dark green' (haha)
Courgette Golden Zuccini
Courgette flowering strain, name eludes me

Cucumber Miniature White
Cucumber Richmond Apple
Cucumber Crystal Lemon

Gourd Serpente di Sicily

Pumpkin Winter Luxury

Melon Charentais
Melon Chrysanthemum
Melon Minnesota Midget
Melon Snow Leopard f1

Squash Black futsu
Squash Butterbush
Squash Burgess Buttercup
Squash Delicata
Squash Sweet Dumpling
Squash Summer Crookneck
Squash Tromboncino
Squash Waltham Butternut

Watermelon Blacktail Mountain
Watermelon Champagne
Watermelon Janosik
Watermelon Siberian Lights

Plus some stuff I'm getting in a swap with a friend

I will NOT be growing pattypan squash...they've been rubbish all 7 years I've tried them!

**MyWifesBrassicas** · 07-03-2019, 08:21 PM

Originally posted by PepperMonster View Post

Oooh i love growing cucurbits. Probably *ahem* grow too many tbh. Having a big grow out of my collection this year. All the odds and sods are getting sown in a big seed box clear out . Not til the end of the month or they'll have taken over the GH before the weather's good enough.

Achocha Fat Baby

Courgette Rugosa friuliana
Courgette Sunstripe f1
Courgette Romanesco
Courgette 'dark green' (haha)
Courgette Golden Zuccini
Courgette flowering strain, name eludes me

Cucumber Miniature White
Cucumber Richmond Apple
Cucumber Crystal Lemon

Gourd Serpente di Sicily

Pumpkin Winter Luxury

Melon Charentais
Melon Chrysanthemum
Melon Minnesota Midget
Melon Snow Leopard f1

Squash Black futsu
Squash Butterbush
Squash Burgess Buttercup
Squash Delicata
Squash Sweet Dumpling
Squash Summer Crookneck
Squash Tromboncino
Squash Waltham Butternut

Watermelon Blacktail Mountain
Watermelon Champagne
Watermelon Janosik
Watermelon Siberian Lights

Plus some stuff I'm getting in a swap with a friend

I will NOT be growing pattypan squash...they've been rubbish all 7 years I've tried them!

I was going to try these!
Has anyone had any success with pattypan squash?

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