Squash Advice

[broadway]

Hi Folks,

Due to the limited space I have I'm thinking of growing some sort of mini squash next year (grapefruit size or a bit smaller).

Can anyone offer and guidence, experience on what to choose, yield, etc?

As always I thank you

[stupot]

Acorn, Harlequin and Golden nugget squash grow off a compact (non-trailing) bush. I grew a variety called Table King Acorn that were delicious when halved and roasted in the oven. Tasted like sweet potato.

[Lovage]

Yep, you need a bush variety as opposed to the usual trailing ( aka rampant ) varieties.
The size of the fruit won't make any difference
Some good suggestions above, one I've grown is Table Gold which produced an average of 7 fruits per plant the same size as a courgette

The other possibility to cosider is to make some kind of framework to train a trailing squash up

[broadway]

Thanks Stupot / Lovage,

I could do some sort of frame Lovage, if so what other/s would you recommend?

[Two_Sheds]

I have Golden Nugget seeds in my Seed Swap. Highly recommended, a great little plant

[broadway]

I have Golden Nugget seeds in my Seed Swap. Highly recommended, a great little plant

Just pm'd you TS