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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: allaboutliverpool on October 02, 2008, 21:44:02

Title: Giant outside butternut squash
Post by: allaboutliverpool on October 02, 2008, 21:44:02: I have amazed myself this year by growing a massive butternut squash outside, here in Liverpool despite the iffy weather this year.

The plant was grown without manure or feeding on a spare bit of land on my new half plot and grew 5 metres in all directions. The photos are of the first of the five huge squashes to ripen.

(http://www.allaboutliverpool.com/allbutternut_outside_080915.JPG)

(http://www.allaboutliverpool.com/allbutternut_outsideweighed_080915.JPG)

Has anyone grown a bigger one?

For more details-
http://www.allaboutliverpool.com/allaboutallotments_Vegetables_squash_butternut.html
Title: Re: Giant outside butternut squash
Post by: betula on October 02, 2008, 21:57:17: I am green with envy George. :)

My Butternut is nothing but wonderful foliage and male flowers,not one female.

Oh well, better luck next time.

Well Done. ;D
Title: Re: Giant outside butternut squash
Post by: thifasmom on October 02, 2008, 22:04:38: I'll weigh my biggest and get back to you, mind its been picked since weekend so probably losing weight already :).
Title: Re: Giant outside butternut squash
Post by: amphibian on October 02, 2008, 22:06:08: I have some big ones ripening, also on unfed soil on newly broken ground. If they ripen before frosts I'll post images. Not as big as yours though.

I do have a mystery enormous pumpkin, however, it's still green, no idea what variety it is, it matches nowt I sowed.
Title: Re: Giant outside butternut squash
Post by: ruud on October 02, 2008, 22:06:44: Never had such a big one,do i see it right over 2,5 kg,very impressive.
Title: Re: Giant outside butternut squash
Post by: amphibian on October 02, 2008, 22:08:22: Quote from: ruud on October 02, 2008, 22:06:44
Never had such a big one,do i see it right over 2,5 kg,very impressive.

I've had Waltham Butternut grow this large in the past, funny shaped ones with thicker necks than seed end. We has a 2800g one in 2006.
Title: Re: Giant outside butternut squash
Post by: gaz2000 on October 02, 2008, 22:34:39: thats a fine squash,ive had similar results with my pumkins,seem to have soaked all this crap weather up
Title: Re: Giant outside butternut squash
Post by: ninnyscrops on October 02, 2008, 22:35:26: Wonderful specimen Allaboutliverpool - hope you're going to share the recipes with us (cooking and growing) ;)

Ninnyscrops
Title: Re: Giant outside butternut squash
Post by: kt. on October 03, 2008, 06:23:33: WOW :o How many did you get off one plant
Title: Re: Giant outside butternut squash
Post by: Plot69 on October 03, 2008, 08:24:40: Quote from: allaboutliverpool on October 02, 2008, 21:44:02
Has anyone grown a bigger one?

3.2Kg, 3.8Kg and 3.4Kg respectively. There's a few more around that size on the floor in the background. It's been a great year for Butternuts.

(http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/gallery/6711_03_10_08_8_21_38.jpg)
Title: Re: Giant outside butternut squash
Post by: flossy on October 03, 2008, 09:53:36: Wow, they are great , :o

Was having some success myself for a first time grower- from seeds taken from an ASDA squash.

but - a couple of weeks ago found that my one and only hope of a full sized specimen was
PINCHED, :'(
Wont even consider an ' inside ' job - we have some houses around us where the peeps think it's OK
to climb the gate to get over thier back fence and home. Dont they know we count them !
I am only left with mini ' light bulbs' and they're dropping off !

One off our lovely ladies on the site has put my name on one of hers ! ;D

Think thats a bit special x

floss xxx
Title: Re: Giant outside butternut squash
Post by: 5rod on October 03, 2008, 10:12:05: hi 5 rod here
well done nice one
wacth out next year im haveing a go
Title: Re: Giant outside butternut squash
Post by: Jeannine on October 03, 2008, 11:03:22: If you are going for a record... there is a Butternut called " Really Big Hybrid" that grows very big..

XX Jeannine
Title: Re: Giant outside butternut squash
Post by: 5rod on October 03, 2008, 11:08:19: thanks jeannie
;D ;D
5 rod
Title: Re: Giant outside butternut squash
Post by: allaboutliverpool on October 03, 2008, 11:19:46: 3.8 Kg! that is fantastic, plot 69.

I can see a competition starting for next year, after all you can eat a big squash, but a 500lb pumpkin is useless as is a 30ft high sunflower.

In answer to KT, there are 4 more on the outside squash (still growing).

Butternut squash was £1.75 a Kg in Tesco last week, so plot69 has about £35 worth in his photo.
Title: Re: Giant outside butternut squash
Post by: Plot69 on October 03, 2008, 14:12:36: Quote from: allaboutliverpool on October 03, 2008, 11:19:46
a 500lb pumpkin is useless as is a 30ft high sunflower.

Not to a six foot parrot it's not ;D
Title: Re: Giant outside butternut squash
Post by: Suzanne on October 03, 2008, 16:18:30: I haven't picked mine yet - but don't think they are anywhere near that size although they have done well.

Mine were Sprinter and F1 hybrid
Title: Re: Giant outside butternut squash
Post by: Plot69 on October 03, 2008, 16:29:25: Quote from: Suzanne on October 03, 2008, 16:18:30
Mine were Sprinter and F1 hybrid

That's what mine are in the photo.