Butternut Squash

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Question!

Is it better to grow them vertically (cordons) or along the floor ?


This is my effort two years ago;




Last year was a failure hence my question

This is how mine look this morning;



Somehow I have been given some Acorn squash,  from where I can't recall ????, my question is ; are they edible?

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Somehow I have been given some Acorn squash,  from where I can't recall ????, my question is ; are they edible?

Indeed they are TG, and delicious ;D

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Question!

Is it better to grow them vertically (cordons) or along the floor ?

This question seems to have been missed, can anyone answer it?

[saddad]

Never managed to get any of either so I don't bother. Pumpkins and crown prince are my choice. Fester, a new pumpkin was very disappointing, lots of large fruit but very watery flesh and didn't store as well as my older varieties.
:-\

[legless]

i had one germinate and i stuck it in among my sweetcorn - it went for about 10 feet and produced several small fruits. it had no love and no watering as i didn't expect much, that was in north east england. i germinate all my squashes in heat, covered with plastic bags and get good results. this year i am doing butternuts, twonga and uchiki kuri - all growing up supports as i don't have as much space.

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Is it better to grow them vertically (cordons) or along the floor ?

I have done it both ways. They seem happy to scramble or grow up canes or nets - the stem seems to thicken up to support a surprisingly heavy fruit. If you have slugs, or are short of space, consider vertical - if not, they were born to scramble. When growing along the floor I put fruits on a slate or stone to avoid rot or bug bites. IMHO it's easier to spot the flowers when you grow them vertically if you want to hand pollinate, but it's more bother tying if you only use canes, or constructing a commando net for them to scramble up ;D