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nilly71

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What Butternut squash is this?
« on: July 22, 2009, 09:04:52 »
I was given a couple of Butternut squash plants about a month ago, the only ones i have seen in the shops are an orange colour.

Does anyone know what ones these are, or do thay start out like these?



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Re: What Butternut squash is this?
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2009, 09:10:56 »
They start green but ripen up fawn/orange...  :)
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nilly71

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Re: What Butternut squash is this?
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2009, 09:17:01 »
That's a shame, they look so nice green and striped.

Thanks for the quick reply.

Neil
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Re: What Butternut squash is this?
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2009, 12:50:11 »
Are you sure they're Butternut?.... THere are a lot of winter squash out there..... I thought Butternuts generally had their classic shape from the embryo stage upwards.... I can guarantee they're not Bon-Bon or Festival (wrong colour and shape) but I wouldn't want to say they definitely are or are not butternut, it's just I'd be surprised if mine were that shape ... Indeed as surprised I was to discover that although the italians distinguish between zucchini and a long summer squash.... I'm violated if I can see/taste a difference :-)

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nilly71

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Re: What Butternut squash is this?
« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2009, 16:44:52 »
Quote from: chriscross1966 on July 22, 2009, 12:50:11
Are you sure they're Butternut?
chrisc

No!, But that's what the old guy told me :)
Today they look a little bit fatter, so the shape has changed slightly. They are not the normal butternut shape.

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Re: What Butternut squash is this?
« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2009, 18:00:10 »
Barbara butternut looks like that even when fully grown and ripe.  Have grown them a couple of times and picture on packet is the same
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Re: What Butternut squash is this?
« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2009, 19:46:45 »
Yes, they look like butternut avalon to me. They will grow more and change colour eventually. Enjoy them they are gorgeous.
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Re: What Butternut squash is this?
« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2009, 00:53:27 »
I concede, looked at some Avalon and they could very well be them..... wish any of my B N were that big yet.... I've got courgettes and a pumpkin and the Festivals and Bon-Bons are all fruiting but the Waltham BNS and Harrier I planted are as yet not flowering.....
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Re: What Butternut squash is this?
« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2009, 12:43:00 »
Hi Nilly71 if you take a look at my gallery you'll see that my butternuts from last year have the common shape and a shape like your babes .. they're definitely butternuts.

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nilly71

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Re: What Butternut squash is this?
« Reply #9 on: July 25, 2009, 20:38:33 »
Thanks, How many plants did they come off?

Neil
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Re: What Butternut squash is this?
« Reply #10 on: July 27, 2009, 07:43:05 »
I had 4 plants and they had a lot more squashes but I was quite late putting them in so the rest were too small or didn't ripen. I must say though that I had a few meals out of the ones that did!

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