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All this talk in another thread with butternut squashes cross-pollinating each other and producing bitter/yucky-tasting crops had me thinking....
This year I am thinking about growing three squashes
Butternut 'Hunter F1'
Yellow Bush Scallop
Uchiki Kuri
Would these cross pollinate each other? And if so, would it affect the taste of their produce this year or is it just the resulting seeds which become a mix-up?
Also growing a courgette 'Trombocino albenga' ....this shouldn't be affected, should it?
And pumpkins: I plan to grow Munchkins (bought seeds in January and plan to sow them in a fortnight's time) and have received a packet of another (larger) variety called Rouge vif d'Etampes - would these two cross-pollinate each other?
You can tell I'm new to all this veggie growing lark
This year I am thinking about growing three squashes
Butternut 'Hunter F1'
Yellow Bush Scallop
Uchiki Kuri
Would these cross pollinate each other? And if so, would it affect the taste of their produce this year or is it just the resulting seeds which become a mix-up?
Also growing a courgette 'Trombocino albenga' ....this shouldn't be affected, should it?
And pumpkins: I plan to grow Munchkins (bought seeds in January and plan to sow them in a fortnight's time) and have received a packet of another (larger) variety called Rouge vif d'Etampes - would these two cross-pollinate each other?
You can tell I'm new to all this veggie growing lark
Ooooh an Atlantic Giant pumpkin with one of my yellow Patty Pan Squashes to give me giant yellow flying saucer squashes!!! 
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