Growing more than one variety

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I normally grown one type of squash (butternut) & one type of runner bean ( st george or white lady). This year I’ve sown additional varieties of squash; Crown Prince & Uchi Kuri and borlotti beans & Czar. Do I need to be concerned about spacing the different varietes apart?

[charles]

They will be fine spaced at normal distance but if you want to keep seeds, the seeds will be cross pollinated.
However I find that Czar cross pollinates less than other runner bean varieties and don’t know why – or it may have and you won’t know until it crops the year following.
But this year they will grow true to variety.

[Plot 33]

Brilliant, that’s a relief. I’m really looking forward to tasting the different vaieties of squash. I’ve never tried them before but found your YouTube clips inspiring. My plot is much more manageable using the No Dig method.

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