Pumpkins, squashes plant together?

[Bramble_killer]

Hi all,

I have one bed left, and the 2 pumpkins have gone on it. Have 2 more butternut squash and 2 blue ballet squash to go into the bed, they will all be trained away from the dug bed into the area around it (not enough time to dig any more!)

I know the cucurbits are promiscous pollinators but if I don't save the seed will be it be ok to plant them in the same bed?

Thanks

Also, on a similar note, can I plant in my greenhouse border the melons next to the cucumber?

[Nicos]

As far as squash and pumpkins are concerned you can put them tgether so long as you don't want the seed for next year.
Watch out though that the pumpkin doesn't smother the squash.They grow quickly and sprawl- can you direct the growth away from the other plants????

[Jillyreeves]

I certainly hope so, because Im mixing several varieties in one area - like you say just dont save the seeds.

[Bramble_killer]

As far as squash and pumpkins are concerned you can put them tgether so long as you don't want the seed for next year.
Watch out though that the pumpkin doesn't smother the squash.They grow quickly and sprawl- can you direct the growth away from the other plants????

I can train pumpkins right?

[zazen999]

You can save the seeds if you want to, but you would have to pollenate them yourself by keeping the flowers closed before they open - open them yourself [use a rubber band to keep them closed], take the male flower off, and pollenate the female, and then rubber band the female closed again. Then, mark the female fruit using a ribbon and save that one for seeds when it is mature.

[Incy]

Nice tip zazen.
I didn't realise you could do that.
Glad I read this post as I too have planted several varieties of squashes and courgettes near each other

[COMPOST CORNER]

I intend trying to grow some cross pollinated butternut/pumkins next year, I beleive one of the seed companies markets a "Squashkin". I'd have thought Bumpkin would have been a better name.

[Florence Fennel]

I intend trying to grow some cross pollinated butternut/pumkins next year, I beleive one of the seed companies markets a "Squashkin". I'd have thought Bumpkin would have been a better name.

Like that CC, I would make sure no one steals that!

[Flummery]

I can train pumpkins right?

As long as you don't want them to jump through hoops!

[TonyF]

Be good if I could train my courges to find the tools I keep misplacing