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All of my squashes have done fantastically well, but still struggling to get my pumpkins to germinate.  Going to give it one more try.  :( busy_lizzie

Quote from: philcooper on May 18, 2005, 11:55:01
Baggy,

They should germinate (and grow) but the results are a bit unpredictable as they may be F1 hybrids which don't breed true or cross pollinated which make produce something brilliant (or not so brilliant).

As they are free why not live on the edge and try some - long live the sport of extreme allotmenteering!!  :D

Phil

I'm with Phil on this - I saved a few seeds from a supermarket bn squash, and have 9x plants ready to be planted (and/or given to friends).  Dunno what they'll come out like, but my guess is that it'll be something not too far removed from a "normal" butternut squash.

Extreme allotmenteering :D.  Nice idea.

Quote from: busy_lizzie on May 18, 2005, 12:22:04
All of my squashes have done fantastically well, but still struggling to get my pumpkins to germinate.  Going to give it one more try.  :( busy_lizzie

BL mine are the other way around, pumpkins romping along, very little on the squash front! :'(

anyone want to swap a butternut for either a pumpkin or a gherkin...i'm willing(as the actress said......)
pm me anyone...

WOOOOHOOOOO !!! Extreme lottying.   I like to live life on the edge - daredevil me.   ;D

one or two of my squashes have refused to show, pumkins are great though,  cucumbers and courgettes are rubbish, in fact im of on a mission to plant more tonight!!! im goint to keep them in the kitchen this time!!! That will please the ole man!!!! bless him.

your welcome to one or two of my squashes if you like, How do i send them without damaging them???

thats kind of you what would you like in return?
courgettes?
melon?
you can send plants wrapped in wet kitchen roll(carefully not crushing the leaves tooooo much!)then in newspaper....and a plastic bag-finally put in box.....
pm me with your address and which plants you'd like!
kitty ;D

Sorry kitty whats your address please? im new to all this posting lark!!!!

courgettes would be great, whatever im not fussy, cheers sarah.

okey dokey!
check your personal messages luv!
kitty :)

obviously they heard me complaining as a butternut popped up overnight!!

I think these squashes and pumpkins aren't the doddle to germinate they're made out to be.  That or we're all inept  ;D  Has anyone out there got a Marina di Chioggia.  I got a couple from Loz and sowed em.  I have one to my pal and his is doing great.  Guess what's happened to mine?  Sweet FA!  It's the one I most wanted to succeed too  :(  if anyone has a few seeds I'd be dead chuffed and can give you something in return  ;D 

Oh dear im worried now. sowed 15 individual pots of butternut squash seeds that i got free with GYO mag this month, they have been in the greenhouse for 7 days and not a sign. However i have had a fantastic result with my 'Halloween' pumpkin seeds, out of 24 sown in pots 22 have germinated and are now about 4-5 inch's high, only hope they grow as well and as fast when planted out next month. Ive probably got too many of the 'Halloween' ones so if anyone lives in Doncaster or Worksop id glady donate some, i think i could spare 10 plants if anyones interested?

Deep joy! Big sturdy pumpkin shoot rearing it's head this morning when I looked. At last!!   ;D busy_lizzie

How much fruit can reasonably be expected from a single Butternut plant?

So far that's all I've got.  :(

I only got two squashes off my one butternut last year - one big and one smaller one.  I don't know if that's normal though.  It was in a 9" pot so maybe that was the reason.  I suspect they like plenty of growing room.  I have some more this year and will treat them with more respect.  Have you seen the price of em in the shops  :o

Plant squashes out with loads of room; they go all over the place and need it. A couple of plants will probably give you all you need.

Sowed 3 x halloween pumpking - 3 popped up

Sowed 6 x spaghetti squash for first time - 4 popped up

Sowed 6 x avalon butternut squash for 1st time - F.A. so far!!

All seed were planted on the same day & treated identically.

Considereing the two squashes were from T & M & cost nearly two quid for 12 of each seed I'm a bit bloody disappointed!!!   I may be new to gardening but I don't think I'm that inept.   

What makes me most angry is the butternut is the one I really, really wanted to grow 'cos I've never had it before.

CC

CC - I got some free with the GYO mag, I've sown three - you can have the rest if you like. I've got some more coming from plants of distinction.