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Fast covering ground cover with Squash (Kabocha)
I know someone with some ground to spare which at moment they find difficult
to maintain. So some fast growing ground cover which requires little attention would be good to keep the weeds at bay. Recently I saw a fast growing squash with big leaves that covered the ground quickly. I was told it was a japanese squash called Kabocha. Looking up kabocha on wikpedia i see there are 8 varieties. Would anyone know which one would be the easiest type to grow in the London area and also which is also a good tasting one. Thanks for any advice. |
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If you do want to grow squash, best choose a variety selected for British conditions. realseeds.co.uk is very good for varieties selected for British conditions. Other kinds of squash can produce lots of leaves too. |
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Fast covering ground cover with Squash (Kabocha)
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countymayo.j wrote: On Mar 3, 9:18=A0pm, "john hamilton" wrote: I know someone with some ground to spare which at moment they find diffic= ult to maintain. =A0So some fast growing ground cover which requires little attention would be good to keep the weeds at bay. Recently I saw a fast growing squash with big leaves that covered the gro= und quickly. =A0I was told it was a japanese squash called Kabocha. Looking up kabocha on wikpedia i see there are 8 varieties. =A0Would anyo= ne know which one would be the easiest type to grow in the London area and a= lso which is also a good tasting one. =A0 Thanks for any advice. Nick from Cambridge sent me some seeds of a fast growing ground covering squash, I'll bet he will know which type you mean. Basically, any of the Cucurbita maxima (hubbard) varieties that are happy in the UK. Send me a postal address by Email, and I can send some. The ones I have are Queensland Blue, which is VERY vigorous, and a New Zealand one. They may have hybridised :-) Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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