Topic: Has anyone got Butternuts yet?

[Aussie Chick]

Do you know why they split? I have 4 and one quite small one has  split, also has white stuff on the outside of split. I didn't realise theses were eggs! yuck. Should I pick  it now or let it get bigger. Its slightly smaller than the size of your hand.

[Aussie Chick]

There's a picture of the pumpkin/squash haul on my blog.

Think I'm too late for the veg show. Not to worry.

I'm a bit of a spoon and can't find your pictures. Would you mind putting the link here please.

thanks,
AC

[SpeedyMango]

The link is in my sig. (below).

[Shoyu]

Mine fell off - we were distraught! However there is a new baby we are watching over it fondly - fingers crossed!! TONS of male flowers though. The globe courgettes have done really well though.

[Aussie Chick]

Wow Speedy Mango!! great web site.

[Mrs Ava]

Not to late Speedy, get those pictures on the 2004 show thread! 

[flowerlady]

Now that the weather is really turning wet and cold,

at what stage is it advisable to cut back some of the foliage to allow the sun to get in there to do its stuff and ripen the butter nuts?

Will the frost stop them in their tracks?

[Lazybones]

Similar query to flowerlady.  I am off on holiday for 2 weeks on Weds (yay) and wasn't sure as the weather has been so wet down here if I should actually cut the squash off and leave them in the greenhouse while I am away???

[Doris_Pinks]

This may help!
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/yabbse/index.php/topic,12896.0.html

[tribulus]

I've been harvesting mine over the past month, two of five pounds, four of over four pounds and half a dozen smaller. Quite a few small ones have just dropped off the vines and a few were eaten by pests.

[wardy]

I've not had any off my two plants.  No sign of any either.  The foliage is huge and healthy though  :)