Butternut Squash Varieties

Shiney very kindly gave me some seed of a splendid BNS variety some years ago, and I have sown the last batch of seed this year ... but its sadly got "old" and only one has come up.

So I need some more seed so I have a cupboard full of fruit stored for the winter months :thumb:

Suggestions for varieties please? I'm after nice large fruits that keep well.

I grew some Cobnut F1 last year. They were OK, but the fruits were small - matured very early though, which may be why they were small; I can managed a longer-season variety down South here!

Hmmm ... I wonder if they were the variety Waltham Butternut - looks similar, and is open pollinated.

Thanks

 

Sorry, missed this one Kristen. Have sown Walthams Nutterbut but, like yours, I think the seed is not viable Turks turbans have failed as well.

The Kabocha & Corgettes planted at the same time have come up.

Kings seeds do the Waltham seeds at £1.50, might get some more. Sis grew them last year & had a great crop.

 

Thanks Ziggy. Were the Walthams fruits a decent size? I'm quite keen to have something fairly large as I think they store better.

 

They were on the West Bay plot, despite that bit of the bed needing more nutrient.

On the home plot, I wish I hadn't bothered, but that was just a building site last year. Still clearing the rubble out.

 

Ah, OK. Those WERE the fruits ... thanks. Well, apart from the one on the right they look a fair bit smaller than I was hoping for. Here's my harvest from 6 plants of my seed from Shiney

 

Nice crop Kristen Like I said, needed more nutrient digging in, getting there slowly.

 

Yes please! You did better than me then, I only got 1-out-of-8 germinated ... seed must be three years old though.

 

Yes, sorry, noted the contents but not had time to acknowledge. My apologies.

 

Hi Kristen,
I also have a few plants of which I can bring down a couple for you on the open day at Shiney's. I don't know what flavour they are as lost the packet :DOH: I'm a very very novice but have more plants than I can cope with so you would be welcome

 

That's very kind, thanks! I'll put something in the kitty for them for Shiney's charity :thumb:

 

These were saved seeds from a bought squash. Looked like a Waltham. I have run out of space so planted them out, as seen. on a wall. Silly me.