Hi, I'm new

[calon]

hi, i'm new I'd really like to grow butternut squash, no idea where to start!

[chris]

Hi calon,

I've moved your post out of the thread that you originally posted in and created a new one so you'll get a wider audience on your post.

Butternuts do require a long growing season to have change of properly ripening, so you can either choose a hybrid that fruits early (and thus, has more change of ripening), or go for an open pollinated type such as 'Waltham' - they *love* as much manure/compost/feeding as you can give them, so if you prepare where you're planting them with a load of the above then pretty much stand back, and keep them watered They're large plants mind. I'd also grow a couple of other types of squash, or at least one more as butternuts (in my experience, anyway) one of the more difficult squash to grow. Out of 4 years of trying, I've had 1 fruit, which was then stolen (grr!!) from my allotment. This year, I'll be growing waltham to give that one a go - as well as some other type that I can't remember.

Starting them off in 3" pots late march-mid april (depending on what spring/summer we're predicted to have! ), and pot on, gradually hardening off if you've sown indoors/in a greenhouse/polytunnel and then plant out when all risk of frost as gone - they're large plants and do grow fast.

Where abouts in South Wales are you? There's a few grapes around South Wales (myself included).

[Linzy]

I sow mine in april in an individual pot about 3"wide i put seed an 1/2" deep down in compost on its side (like standing a 2pence piece on its edge) cover with compost and give a little water and once there got ig they go in a bigger pot or i plant out in may on my lottie

[veggiechicken]

Croeso Calon. I'm another South Walian.

[Verinda]

Hello Calon, welcome to the forum!

[Sheneval]

Hi Calon, welcome and enjoy

[Bigmallly]

Welcome to the vine calon.......I'm not a South Walian.

[Glutton4...]

Hello, and welcome to the Madhouse!

ps; I'm old!

[phil the shed]

Hi croeso Calon i'm south walian too just up and resting in Derbyshire scenery is almost as good.....

Butter Nuts Sounds painful are you on the right forum..................lol ;-)

[Two_Sheds]

I haven't had a decent crop of butternuts for about 6 years ~ our summers are too cool & wet.

I get much better success from other types of squash: I still have a Crown Prince & an Autumn Crown on my windowsill

[Hugsville]

welcome....

[KittyColdNose]

Hi Calon, welcome from another newby

[Florence Fennel]

A very warm, if somewhat belated, welcome to the Vine

[bearded bloke]

Hello & welcome from I also

[Acanthus]

Welcome to the vine Calon. And good luck with the rugby next weekend
I've had no success with butternuts either for many years, so switched last year to Crown Prince. 4 plants, 4 nice big fruits, which we are still eating, and most delicious they are.