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Produce => Under Glass => Topic started by: Bel on July 29, 2006, 12:42:03

Title: Butternut in the greenhouse!!
Post by: Bel on July 29, 2006, 12:42:03

My first year with me plot.....and learning to be more organised!!

I thought they we my cues (don't know what happend to them....the last I saw of them was when I planted them lol)

anyway my question is...will they manage in a pot in the greenhouse? the first fruit is set...I have some outside as well and haven't seen any sign of lil nuts!!....should I plant them out??

Please help!!

B
Title: Re: Butternut in the greenhouse!!
Post by: moonbells on July 30, 2006, 10:52:50
I grew one a few years ago in the conservatory. It grew fruits without any apparent pollination as there were no male flowers!

It was sown very early, and by the time the frosts had passed, the thing was taking over so I had to leave it inside.

(http://www.moonbells.com/allotment/2003/June_03/220603_1.jpg)

moonbells
Title: Re: Butternut in the greenhouse!!
Post by: Paulines7 on July 31, 2006, 09:13:53
I grew some in the greenhouse a few years back and they were prolific.  They took over everything though and there was hardly room to walk.
Title: Re: Butternut in the greenhouse!!
Post by: saddad on July 31, 2006, 22:22:17
A friend on our Allotments ahs hers outside and it has set three, mine is in the poly but went in late and hasn't flowered yet!
;D
Title: Re: Butternut in the greenhouse!!
Post by: Money_Bunny on August 01, 2006, 10:20:26
We're growing them in a polytunnel too and have to keep moving them as they tend to take over and entangle themselves into anything close.

Have one large fruit and a few small setting on the earliest planted but nothing yet on the ones that went in a week or 2 later.