Squash Advice

[Hazel at the Hill]

I'll be using PW's carnival squash, Eskymo's conquerer sweetcorn and I don;t know about the bean yet (it's a french climbing bean type that I want isn't it?) in my 3 sisters bed.

Needless to say, I havent grown any of these before but am mindful of matching up sweetcorn/bean heights!

[lyndap]

This year I'm doing my usual Butternut 'Sprinter', Crown Prince, Uchiki Kuri, Buttercup, Baby Bear, Turks Turban and Sweet Dumpling.

Like most of you, I shall be doing a Three Sisters Bed combination for the first time.

So, if it helps, my Sweetcorn variety is 'Incredible', the Climbing French Beans are (sorry, I've lost the varietal name) but they're a flat-podded yellow one, much like a Runner Bean in shape, which I bought from Franchi Seeds, and the Squashes/Pumpkins at their feet will be Turks Turban and Crown Prince.

Where do you get your seed for Buttercup and sweet dumpling?I haven't seen them in any of my seed cats.

[pigletwillie]

I never bother with the beans as I grow them seperately but do grow squash amongst my sweetcorn, the sqaush being Carnival, butternut Harrier and Crown Prince, the sweetcorn being swift and Lark, all are excellent.

[goddess]

simpsons seeds sell buttercup squashes,iam trying them this year aswell

[Poledragon]

The Organic Catalogue has half a dozen varieties of small squashes (and some not so small!)