Regular readers will remember last years pathetic butternut squash and this years attempt at providing a rich bed in which to plant them.
Well!!! they appear to have grown... This was the site last Monday when we returned from the UK.
This morning I made an attempt to untangle the five plants which were overrunning everywhere!
And we actually have several butternuts on them, this being the largest. The seeds came from a butternut we bought to make some soup in the winter.
The HELP we require is "What do we now do with these runners? Some of them are 2 metres in length and each plant has more than one!!! We have looked at t'internet but have not found any answers. Does this mean we just leave them to grow longer?
The bed was made for six plants but we only ended up with five, in the sixth space we planted a crookneck Courgette which has also gone mad...
The 'Bed' has definitely been a success but perhaps in hindsight overplanted.
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Showing posts with label Butternut Squash. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Butternut Squash. Show all posts
Monday, 7 July 2014
Butternut Squash... HELP
Thursday, 3 October 2013
Harvesting the Butternut Squash
Regular readers will perhaps remember me mentioning our Butternut Squash back at the beginning of August (See Here)
WELL!! Yesterday it was time to harvest them! Sorry, it.
It was so large and perfectly formed Elizabeth had to refrain from lifting it in case she damaged her back...
Don't all laugh at once... They just did not grow!
Anybody got a recipe for Butternut Squash soup!!
Footnote.
Will try again next year given that Pauline at 'De la Bonne Bouffe' has given away the secret of success. Thanks Tim and Pauline.
WELL!! Yesterday it was time to harvest them! Sorry, it.
It was so large and perfectly formed Elizabeth had to refrain from lifting it in case she damaged her back...
Don't all laugh at once... They just did not grow!
Anybody got a recipe for Butternut Squash soup!!
Footnote.
Will try again next year given that Pauline at 'De la Bonne Bouffe' has given away the secret of success. Thanks Tim and Pauline.
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