squash, bush or trailing vine?

deedee71 · « **on:** June 22, 2008, 22:23 »

erm, are crookneck squash bush varieties? and are crown prince squash trailing or bush?

i forgot, and i'm trying to decide where to put them on the plot :roll: :oops:

gobs · « **Reply #1 on:** June 22, 2008, 22:32 »

Almost certainly there will be plenty exceptions, but crookneck as traditional is trailing, so is Crown Prince, no bush, most of them. That's a new hybridising achievement in some.

DD. · « **Reply #2 on:** June 23, 2008, 05:31 »

But on the other hand T & M have this to say about their crookneck squash...

"Very popular vigorous bush variety and prolific fruiting throughout the season. The curved, club-shaped golden skinned, waited fruits have delicious buttery flavour with firm texture. Ideal for freezing."

gobs · « **Reply #3 on:** June 23, 2008, 09:52 »

Well, it should be advertised on the packet, just like that.

Bush varieties of all sorts of cucurbits are very popular for space saving, but these also will spread about a couple metres or so.

Crown Prince is no bush.

deedee71 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 23, 2008, 10:37 »

thank you gobs and DD. I can work out where they're going to go now.

Skip · « **Reply #5 on:** June 23, 2008, 11:57 »

We have lots of courgette/summer squash varieties Down Under that are bush types. I will only grow out a runner type if it is exceptional quality.

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