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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: nilly71 on July 22, 2009, 09:04:52

Title: What Butternut squash is this?
Post by: nilly71 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?

(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x296/nilly71/allotment/P095802_19-07-09.jpg)

A bit closer
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x296/nilly71/allotment/P0958_19-07-09.jpg)

Neil
Title: Re: What Butternut squash is this?
Post by: saddad on July 22, 2009, 09:10:56
They start green but ripen up fawn/orange...  :)
Title: Re: What Butternut squash is this?
Post by: nilly71 on July 22, 2009, 09:17:01
That's a shame, they look so nice green and striped.

Thanks for the quick reply.

Neil
Title: Re: What Butternut squash is this?
Post by: chriscross1966 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 :-)

chrisc
Title: Re: What Butternut squash is this?
Post by: nilly71 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.

Neil
Title: Re: What Butternut squash is this?
Post by: Plum 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
Title: Re: What Butternut squash is this?
Post by: worldor 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.
Title: Re: What Butternut squash is this?
Post by: chriscross1966 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.....
Title: Re: What Butternut squash is this?
Post by: TheEssexYorkshireman 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.

TEYman
Title: Re: What Butternut squash is this?
Post by: nilly71 on July 25, 2009, 20:38:33
Thanks, How many plants did they come off?

Neil
Title: Re: What Butternut squash is this?
Post by: TheEssexYorkshireman 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!

TEYman
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