Do my squash plants have some sort of deficiency?

I think both your toms and squash are not getting all the nourishment they need. Both are greedy feeders, in fact I've known folk grow their squash on a muck heap.

Good point. And now you mention it, I've been told that several times and I've read it loads of places too. Silly me. The school has a limited budget so we werent able to get much manure or compost. Ill try stables next year!

Good luck... how about going along to your local gardening centre and asking if they'd be willing to support the school garden. It would be a way for them to publicize themselves too. You could also get in touch with the RHS they are keen to promote gardening and growing amongst children. B works with the children in our local school for an hour or so each week to help them learn to grow crops.

I've done all of that with some results. A few seed catalogue companies have given us seeds. Im on site to help the school as some sort of consultant so they need materials more than anything.

Did the RHS not offer any help?

nope

Typical they make a lot of noise but when it comes to actually doing anything... If you are growing organically you could try Garden Organic at Royton

tried them too...they offered us a lovely school gardening catalogue jam-paked full of overpriced, unnecessary items!

Seems everyone talks the talk. Nevermind eh? Didnt do it for the freebies :)

I'm sure you didn't... wonder whom we can approach to help fund. It is so important that we teach children were food comes from and how to grow food