Allotments 4 All

Quote from: saddad on August 30, 2009, 23:27:48
Fingers crossed we may have our first ever butternut squash...  :-X

Which variety are you growing. I swear by Waltham Butternut, it has never let me down. Out crops most my other squash every year, and squash are not my strong point, because I'm rubbish at watering and have dry soil.

Hunter... free with the "Dig-in" packs
:)

Quote from: saddad on August 30, 2009, 23:31:28
Hunter... free with the "Dig-in" packs
:)

I grew Hunter last year too, they were good but the Waltham blew them away.

I wasn't going to try again until I got the free seed at Malvern  ::)

Tried the 'Barbra' butternut as its ment to better in our weather, got to try to find them in the jungle that is my squash bed  ;D

Hmm.. my Hunters are looking set to beat the Walthams hands down... to the point where I'll grow Hunter again if the taste is good but I probably wouldn't bother with Waltham unless it tastes fantastic... They didn't get a lot of attention, I'm using squash as a ground clearer this year so maybe I'm being a bit harsh.

chrisc

Quote from: amphibian on August 30, 2009, 23:01:03
Most of my squash are dying back, their fruits look nearly ready. A lot has been very early in my garden this year. Earliest season for most crops I have ever experienced. Even my physallis are ready now.

All that said, my squash crop this year is very poor, I have only one squash on most of my varieties, I think they have been out competed by the sharkfin squash. Of my none sharkfin squash my butternuts have done the best.

your entire comment sounds like my garden wow!! well minus the physallis i have never grown that.

I haven't tasted a potimarron yet, really looking forward to it :)

What and how often do you feed yours? I only have 4 from 6 plants !! Now that the leaves have gone I can see slugs ate a few tiny ones.

I'm also growing some butternuts (harrier), luckily they look like they're doing much better.