"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Bob Hobden" writes:
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| So it looks like a few might be worth a try to see if you like them,
and if
| they like your soil/conditions.

Thanks, but they all seem to be mostly modern mass-production varieties,
and I really can't be bothered with them. Yes, there are better and
worse, but I don't have enough area to waste on such things. Especially
since I love the sort of squashes you can't generally buy ....

Champion beat King Edward into a cocked hat for flavour and baking
quality, which indicates what I am really looking for. Charlotte is
OK for salads and new potatoes, but Belle de Fontenay is a lot better.

| We are going to try something new this year as our Spey got Spraing
last
| year on the new plot but then it does have a resistance of 1. Shame,
it's a
| good spud and quite slug resistant.

I don't have slug problems with potatoes!

Lucky devil, I had a real problem last year with maincrop, almost everyone
had several holes in.

Alan