[Fairy Plotmother]

 

[compostqueen]

Could I cadge a couple of butternuts. Mine are complete failures. Deflated balloons spring to mind 

You could use your surplus crop for bartering purposes.  Pumpkin pie is delicious so I'd get that on the menu early on, and maybe barter that too. 

I had to laugh at the cooker remark 

[rubberfrog]

WOW...... they look fantastic, never seen anything like this before, so many different shapes and sizes.

RF