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ON THE PLOT WITH THE 3 MUDKETEERS

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SURPRISE SQUASH

This year Steve has been experimenting with various cucumbers and a new courgette and brought the first fruit along to the KG plot.

Two were heritage Italian melon cucumbers from Seeds of Italy that Steve was inspired to grow after regular KG writer Sally Cunningham wrote about them in KG back in July. Another was a horned melon from plants that Tony had sown in the spring. And, finally, a striking new and exclusive courgette called ‘Summer Holiday’ from Mr Fothergill’s.

The two melon cues, the round ‘Carosello Tondo di Manduria’ and long-fruited ‘Tortorello Barese’

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