On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 09:27:45 +0100, "Gill Matthews"
account I no longer have wrote:


"Keith (Dorset)" wrote in message
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We inherited a fresh squash from a friend who was given it by a friend. We
had never tasted squash before and duly roasted and ate it with Sunday
dinners. It was delicious.

I have never grown squash before, but many other veg. succesfully. Are the
seeds I have saved from the said squash likely to be suitable for planting
next year and so being sure of producing the same variety (about 30cm /
1ft long and pale brown in colour?

If so, are there any special considerations I should make when storing the
seeds and planting them - presumably initially in pots, in the greenhouse,
next spring?

I tried saving seed from a good pumpkin, a few years ago.
The following year, the resulting plant produced a pumpkin-coloured,
pumpkin-fleshed, but marrow-shaped fruit.
I had grown courgettes alongside the pumpkin from which I saved the
seed!

Pam in Bristol