Our competition this year is to grow 'Crown Prince F1 Squash' and Carolyn, one of our members will be the judging our examples.
It's not a too serious competition and Carolyn most definitely is not open to bribes !!
At our last monthly meeting we discussed what we were growing, to say the least it was pretty impressive, see below.
Strawberry Stand
Carolyn
Cucamelon, Courgette (yellow), Rocket (astra), Dwarf French beans, Cavolo Nero, Rainbow chard, Land cress (alternative to water cress), Sprouting alfalfa.
Heather & Dave
Potatoes first and second early, carrots, parsnips, crown prince squash, beetroot, runner beans, broad beans , French dwarf beans, sweet corn, courgette(green), leek, tomatoes, cucumber, chillies , radish, basil, parsley, spring onion, salad leaves.
Pam and Dave
Leek-Blaugroene Herfst-Murcia, Mercurian, Cabbabge-GoldenAge (Prima 11),Native British Leaves-Urban Forager Mix, Pepper-Sweet King of the North, Carrot- Chantenay Red Cored 2, Early Nantes 2, Cucumber Ridge-Markermore 76, Tomato-Maneymaker,Spinach-Perpetual, Kale-Nero di Toscana, Parsnips, Parsley-Hamburg (rooted) Arat, Radish-French Breakfast 3, Squash, Salad Leaves-Wild Rocket, Cabbage-Consulate F1, Spring Onions-White Lisbon, Beetroot-Boltardy, Lettuce-Salad Bowl, Cauliflower-All year round, Potatoes-1st,2nd and Main.
Peter
Carrots-Marion, Spring Onions-White Lisbon, Beetroot-Detroit Globe, Spinach-Monterey F1, Squash-Crown Prince F1, Parsnip-Hollow Crown, Sweetcorn-Earlibird F1, Tomatoes-Romello F1 and Gardeners Delight, Parsley- Moss Curled, Courgette-Darko F1, Mangetout-Sweet Sahara, Potatoes-1st Early Caledonian Rose And Premiere, 2nd Early Acoustic.
Sally and Steve
Potato 2nd early and main, Aubergine, Beetroot, Calibrese, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Carrots, Chilli Peppers, Cucumber, Dwarf French beans, Fennel, Leeks, Lettuce, Pak Choi, Peas, Radish, Spring Onions, Runner Beans, Spinach, Sweetcorn, Squash, Tomatoes, Garlic, Shallots.
Sandra
I have sown Money Maker toms, Tabasco chilli. To sow - Femspot cues, Roma & Toddler toms, Scarlet Emperor runner beans, Goldcrest sweetcorn, Hunter & Crown Prince squash, coloured & Chantenay carrots. Safari dwarf beans & Vine climbing French beans, Ambassadors courgettes, Detroit beetroot, various lettuce and herbs. We have garlic, white onions, and Aguadulce Broad beans growing at the allotment. I am also going to try Giant Prague celeriac. I think I am going to be busy!
Tracy
Potato-Swift Early, Leek-Porbella, Tomato-Black Opal, Melon-Emir F1 , Cucumber-F1 Merlin, Sweet Pepper-Firsta F1, Spring Onion-White Lisbon, Lettuce-Webbs Wonderful, Carrot-Berlicum, Radish-Cheery Belle, Beetroot-Boltardy, Spinach-Matador, Pea-Hurst Greenshaft, Winter Squash-Marquee de Provence and Crown Prince F1, Sweetcorn-Incredible Yellow, Courgette-Atena Polka, Runner Bean-Firestorm, Dwarf French Bean-Amethyst.
Most of these are new varieties for us but have been chosen either due to resistance to blight, or rust etc, recommendations on flavour or yield.
