We had a super bumper crop of Butternuts last year; I must have stored-away at least 50.
But, like everything, they have a shelf-life, and their time is up. We ate the final one about two weeks ago; the last few, below, are now showing their age (ahem), and will be composted.
Still, they lasted through to mid-March; not bad, eh?
Still, they lasted through to mid-March; not bad, eh?
Must check the squashes I've got in store!
ReplyDeleteLooks like the grocery aisle in Morrisons!
ReplyDeleteI'm not saying what I think it looks like. Suffice to say that I would prescribe penicillin.
DeleteI think the penicillin might already be present, Tom. ;)
ReplyDeleteNot bad at all!
ReplyDeleteNot bad at all Cro....do you save the seeds from them for replanting?
ReplyDeleteNo. They need to be F1 Hybrids, otherwise they revert to a slightly different squash, and can be stringy. I grow Avalon or Waltham.
DeleteAge is not kind to anything. I'm growing old and moldy myself.
ReplyDeleteLove butternut squish. We've had a home grown pumpkin sitting in our kitchen since mid-October - just..erm.. cos I like the look of them!! hehe.... the chickens have eaten it just this last week and there was no sign of ageing at all. I think we should all develop skin like pumpkins!
ReplyDeleteDo you have a root cellar where you store them, Cro?
ReplyDeleteAnd i think keeping them until mid-March is just dandy.
megan
They've been in cardboard boxes in a stone-built outdoor shed. We still have red onions, and a few potatoes.
DeleteGood thing we don't compost people when they start showing signs of spots and mold. A bunch of us would be in a lot of trouble.
ReplyDeleteAlthough, spending the Winter in a warm cardboard box would be OK.
DeleteHow did you manage to get so many - most people in the UK had a lousy year with the squash family.
ReplyDeleteSame thing happened to my marrows. Planted the seeds - four of them have germinated so not all loss.
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