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Is it too late for my butternut squashes to ripen?

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EccentricaGallumbats · 18/10/2009 10:31

After covering my garden with leaves and refusing to flower all summer it has just decided to produce a few baby squashes.
But will they ever grow and ripen now? or is it too late?

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snorkie · 18/10/2009 11:08

I reckon it's probably too late, sorry. The squash plants will die as soon as there is a frost and the squashes should be harvested before that. Most parts of the country that will happen this month...

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Takver · 18/10/2009 16:10

Baby butternuts are good to eat though cooked like courgettes - not much of a consolation, admittedly

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EccentricaGallumbats · 18/10/2009 19:10

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