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    Butternut squash (may be a silly question)

    Hi, i bought a butternut squash this week for the first time and i was amazed at how many seeds were inside, could these seeds be sowed? if so any advice on how to look after them would be most welcomed x
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    Yes, they can be sown BUT they may not grow and give fruit like you have bought.
    Butternuts, courgettes etc will cross freely with each other so your seed may grow and give fruit that is looks /tastes disgusting. It may not fruit at all. It may well turn out fine but they take up a lot of space and for the price of a few seed it's worth growing something that will give you a decent return for your hard work.

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    • #3
      Hi Suzan, anything is worth a try but you may not know what you are going to get, they may be F1's or have cross pollinated. Dry a few out & see how they do. After all you've nowt to lose apart from some growing space.
      sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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      • #4
        Ps...not a silly question! Peeps often grow peppers, chillies etc from bought fruit but I think it's less of a gamble as they don't take up so much room and don't cross quite do freely as the squash family.

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        • #5
          If you think yours is a silly question, try growing tinned tomatoes...............
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          • #6
            A few years ago I had 8 butternut squash plants, grown from seeds from one that I had bought that completely filled a very large veggie patch. They can grow very large and very fast if it is warm enough etc.
            Dry the seeds out on a plate first and then treat them like other pumpkin and squah etc - they need alot of warmth.

            Because the parent fruit was probably an import from a much warmer country the only way I got fruit (and tiny ones at that) off my triffids was to limit the number of fruits to 3 per plant which makes the area they cover not worthwhile.

            Last year I grew Butterbush - a container variety that gives smaller fruit but does stay in it's pot.
            I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. Thomas A. Edison

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            • #7
              Thank you for the swift replies, i don't think i will bother, it doesn't sound a good idea, plus i don't think i will have enough room.

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              • #8
                Why don't you see what's in the VSP?
                sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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                Sent from my ZX Spectrum with no predictive text..........
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                • #9
                  I can send you a few Butterbush seeds if you want to have a go at them instead. Just send me a private message with your address and I will get some in the post.

                  I also have a few Summer Ball seeds you can have - these can be grown as courgettes but if you leave 2-3 fruit on the plant they will get big enough to become pumpkins.
                  I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. Thomas A. Edison

                  Outreach co-ordinator for the Gnome, Pixie and Fairy groups within the Nutters Club.

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                  • #10
                    What a friendly forum this is......................
                    sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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                    Official Member Of The Nutters Club - Rwanda Branch.
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                    Sent from my ZX Spectrum with no predictive text..........
                    -----------------------------------------------------------
                    KOYS - King Of Yellow Stickers..............

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Bigmallly View Post
                      If you think yours is a silly question, try growing tinned tomatoes...............
                      OK, what do I do next?

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                      • #12
                        VC you are queen of the nutters - I love it

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                        • #13
                          Very hard to get a tin to germinate!

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Snoop Puss View Post
                            Very hard to get a tin to germinate!
                            Think it needs to be in a brighter spot than that VC....and don't forget to water it!
                            If I'm not on the Grapevine I can usually be found here!....https://www.thecomfreypatch.co.uk/

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