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  • First Time Butternut Squash attempt.

    My Friend has just given me a Butternut Squash plant. He has never done one before and neither have I. It’s about two foot tall with a few flower buds. He grew it outside as he has no GH.

    Should I pop it into my GH? I also get the gut feeling it’s a bit late. Any advice welcome.

    Kind Regards.............Rob

  • #2
    Hi Rob. I think you'll probably find that your gut feeling is right - it's almost definitely too late now to get a crop. Nothing to lose by planting it in ou greenhouse though.

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    • #3
      It is late in the day, but the greenhouse will be your best bet. You've not lost anything if you get nothing from it
      https://nodigadventures.blogspot.com/

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      • #4
        It is a bit late, but you'll never know for sure if you don't give it a go. Definitely try it in the greenhouse and hand pollinate any female flowers that come along. Don't trust to pollinators doing it for you in the greenhouse.

        Light levels make a difference, but so does temperature. When's your first frost?

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        • #5
          Nothing lost, nothing gained, give it a go in the GH.
          Last edited by Can the Man; 22-08-2019, 09:01 PM.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Snoop Puss View Post
            When's your first frost?
            Nov 11th

            Kind Regards.............Rob

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            • #7
              I can't really see you getting anything ripe from it this late but worth a try if you have the space. My advice would be once you have maybe 2-3 fruit starting to develop stop any of the other flowers/fruit to try and give them a chance to ripen. You say it's 2 foot tall so sounds like it is being grown vertically, you will need strong supports once the fruits develop.

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              • #8
                This:
                "Fruits are typically ready about 50-55 days after fruit set, and should be harvested before any hard frosts."
                From here:
                https://www.johnnyseeds.com/growers-...formation.html

                I agree with everyone else: you're unlikely to get any fruit, but what a sense of achievement if you pull it off. Good luck. Let us know how you do.
                Last edited by Snoop Puss; 23-08-2019, 01:27 PM.

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                • #9
                  My plants are still producing flowers and I am still pollinating them, that said I do have 8 fruits in various stages of growth. Decent sized fruits can be ripened off the plant, I did a couple in our conservatory last year, just remember to leave some stem on the fruit when picking, you need a "T" shape apparently.

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                  • #10
                    Thanks everyone, much appreciated.

                    Kind Regards.............Rob

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