How many of each?

Just wondering how many varieties of each veg do you grow - for example - 6 different tomatoes, 3 sorts of courgettes etc..........and why?

Courgettes - usually three types, a green, a yellow and a round
Tomatoes - too many to count, because I love them all. Probably ten varieties this year, but I'd double that for next year, easy.
Beans - two or three climbing, a couple of green beans, purple, podding beans....
Squash - patty pans white and yellow, spaghetti, trombo, two or three 'normal' ones
Can't think of anymore!

I've looked at this last season's records and I'm amazed at the results and I'm asking the question 'why?' and I have no answer other than curiosity. There are always the firm favourites then the addition of others in the vain hope of finding yet another firm favourite.

Tomatoes 35 who needs that many different toms? In my defence not all thrived
Beans CFB/DFB 11
Courgettes 10
Peas 4
Beetroot 5
Chard 4
Carrots 6
Cucumber 2

I've been trying to answer my own question.........
Tomatoes - 4 early ones, 2 bush big ones, 2 cherry vines and several others just to see what they're like
Courgettes - one early one & 2/3 others depending on what seeds need using up.
Carrots - one short one in the GH and one or two others in pots/ground.
Cucumber - Beth Alpha and another one
Mangetout - Bijou and another one
Peas - dwarf one and a couple of tall ones
CFBs about 6 different ones
Runners - one, maybe two.
Squashes - who knows - they never grow.

I’ll be back tomorrow with my answer. It could take a while, especially to explain why 

Here's mine.

Toms - 4 - an early pot variety, San Manzano for sauce, Gardeners Delight and Black cherry because they're my fave.
Cuc- 1 Beth alpha
Beans- 1- Blauhilde tall french beans
Peas - 1-Telephone
Courgettes - 3- round, bush and Black beauty.
Parsnips - 1 -
Chard - 2- but not any red ones.

My choices are mostly due to space and preference.

Easy one for me to answer. Either one, two or at most three cultivars of each.  Done all my trials in the past so only add an odd experimant now and again.

Get a cuppa, make yourself comfortable. This will take a while.

Probably about 4 plants of each. Why, because I have them.
Runner bean scarlet emperor
Runner bean ss
Runner beans tenderstar

2or3 of each of the eating fresh, 5or6 of each of the shelling. Why they’re all different
climbing french beans trenejavec
climbing french beans meuch
climbing french beans Cosse Violette
climbing french beans Cherokee trail of tears
Climbing french beans marvel of Venice
climbing french beans hunter

4or5 of each. why, I like them
dwarf French bean - kinghorn wax
dwarf french bean sonesta ( yellow beans)
dwarf french bean tendergreen

3or4 of each ,why, I like them and some are new to me
Pea Oregon sugar pod  ( mangetout  )
mangetout golden sweet
mangetout bijou

3or4of each. Why 3 are new to me
pea purple podded
pea red fox Carlin
Pea kelvedon wonder.
pea lord Leicester ( tall pea )

As many as possible.  why, because they’re yin yang ( who doesn’t like saying that quickly, lots of times )
bush bean yin yang

As many as possible. Why massive & tasty
Greek Gigantes soup runner bean

2 of each. Why, I like them, productive, lot new to me.
Swiss chard rainbow mix
Kale dwarf green curled 
Kale curly scarlet 
Shetland kale
perennial kale
uncle Bert’s purple kale
kale Nero di Toscana 
kale - KX1

3or4 of each, why, I like the challenge 
Cabbage red drumhead
Cabbage golden acre.       
cabbage April 
cauliflower Amsterdam 
cauliflower Romanesco natalino 
Swede best of all

2 of each, why, like them
Broccoli marathon 
broccoli autumn calabrese 
broccoli purple sprouting 

2 of each. Why, no sprouts, no Christmas 
Brussel sprout Montgomery.   
 Brussel sprout Brest  f1.    

1 of each. Why, love them
Courgette all green bush
Courgette Tromboncino d'albenga  
courgette golden zucchini 
Zucchini Wanda 
squash vegetable spaghetti    
squash scallop mix 
 
10 of each, why , I have them
Leek Musselburgh 
Leek lyon2 ( prizetaker)
leek autumn giant 

1 row / tub of each. Why, I like picking carrots 
carrot Dragon purple 
Carrot giant red
carrot early Nantes 2
Carrot Autumn King 2

Part 1.

Part 2

2 of each. Why some I like some I’ve not grown before. (This list will change several times!)
Tomato Black Russian
Tomato buffalo horn
Tomato rosella .
tomato pineapple
tomato orange banana
tomato black icicle
tomato Alaskan fancy
tomato blush

1or3 of each depending on variety. Why. Because they’re Chillies 
Chilli jalapeño 
Chilli Thai dragon 
Chilli Hungarian black 
Chilli pink habanero 
chilli chocolate habanero 
Chilli beaver dam

2 of each. Why some new to me, some old favourites
Sweet pepper Palermo red
Sweet pepper Demybridised Mohawk 
sweet pepper nocturne 
sweet pepper red Belgian 

1 plant, why, perfect 
cucumber Beth alpha 

2 of each , why I like them 
Aubergine moneymaker             
Aubergine Kermit 
aubergine black beauty 

Plus lots of different salad & lettuce mixes.
Not including anything I’ve recently ordered or thing that will be in the seed circle. 

You've already planned next season SC, respect. I've not really started except looking at possible toms. I never stick to the plan anyway and end up with a semi random garden, I'm channelling my Veggie vibe.