[Community_garden] pumpkins

[yarrow at sfo.com]

Yup. Every year, I've had a different squash plant volunteer in a 
different spot in my garden, and every year, it's been the biggest 
plant with the fewest problems and often the best-tasting squash. I 
still plant others from seed, but I also welcome the volunteer.
Tanya

At 11:32 AM -0500 1/2/08, Alliums wrote:
,,,,>I'm finding that while my stuff doesn't "breed true" if I save 
the seeds of
>veggies that perform as I want them (pest resistance, taste, length of
>storage), even if the veggies they produce don't always LOOK the same, they
>are a heck of a lot more reliable than some of the heirlooms I've planted in
>the past.
>
>Now, this just plays havoc if you're growing to sell, as ESPECIALLY with the
>squash, you can get some really weird looking results.  But if you are just
>growing to eat, I've found that by creating your own landrace, you can get
>reliable and when it comes to pest resistance, as an organic grower, I
>really like reliable.