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?
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Must check the squashes I've got in store!
Looks like the grocery aisle in Morrisons!
I'm not saying what I think it looks like. Suffice to say that I would prescribe penicillin.
I think the penicillin might already be present, Tom. ;)
Not bad at all!
Not bad at all Cro....do you save the seeds from them for replanting?
Age is not kind to anything. I'm growing old and moldy myself.
No. They need to be F1 Hybrids, otherwise they revert to a slightly different squash, and can be stringy. I grow Avalon or Waltham.
Love 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!
Do you have a root cellar where you store them, Cro?
And 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.
Good 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.
Although, spending the Winter in a warm cardboard box would be OK.
How did you manage to get so many - most people in the UK had a lousy year with the squash family.
Same thing happened to my marrows. Planted the seeds - four of them have germinated so not all loss.
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