butternut squash

I grew butternut squash last year in greenhouse but when the fruit started to grow they fell off

 

Watermead, I grew butternut last year but "outdoors". The fruit didn't fall off but there was only one fruit and it didn't mature properly......

...Last year was a particularly bad year in the greenhouse, the foul bad weather here in the south east during the crucial summer period didn't auger well for the development of many sun loving plants, even my tomatoes suffered!

 

Hi Watermead,

Have you tried hand-pollinating the female flowers with a paintbrush?
I find this helps the plant set it's fruit dramatically, specially in poor weather(last summer)/greenhouse conditions as there's less insects about.

Did ok on the squash last year, got at least 50 meals from 4 plants...

On the other hand all my tomatoes got blight and kicked the bucket :(

Nick.

 

Yes, stickmans right. i hand pollinate my peas with a paintbrush!

will do with my squashes i am growing for the first time this year. Just planted sewn the seeds in the greenhouse.

 

Hi

I plan to grow Butternut Squash this year, can somebody recommend a good reliable variety.

I went down the garden centre but there were different types, I think one was winter and another, that threw me so I came home with nothing. I guess I would like them to be edible in the late autumn for roast dinners if that is possible.

I am hoping to put them on the allotment I share with a friend.

Thanks

Dave

 

I have plants growing for first time in my greenhouse Dave grew them form seed.

 

Hi Scotkat

What type are they? I am off to the garden centre in a while.

Dave