[mumofstig]

Today I have roasted the last of my squash, a Thelma Sanders.........and very nice she was too
Have you still got any stored, and which variety are they?

I like the butternuts and grew Harrier, but they didn't keep as long

[realfood]

I still have Pink Banana, Squashkin, Sweet Lightning, Crown Prince, Butternut Harrier, and several Spaghetti Squash Hasta la Pasta.

[Cazzy]

I still have Pink Banana, Squashkin, Sweet Lightning, Crown Prince, Butternut Harrier, and several Spaghetti Squash Hasta la Pasta.

Realfood, did you manage to grow the butternut in Glasgow and if so, do you have any tips? 

I tried them last year and got lots of foliage but no squashes what so ever, neither did my plot neighbours.

[Trillium]

Sqaushes, particularly the butternut, need lots of sun as well as an inch of water per week through its growing season. It needs rich, well loosened soil and be free from strong winds. Ideally some sort of small hoophouse would fill the bill, and with some access for bees to fertilize the flowers. The key in further fertilizing is to wait until after the flowers form and seem to be on their way to growing a squash that you then add some weekly side dressings so the plant will concentrate on the fruit rather than more leaves.

If you don't get any flowers then check that the above primary needs have been met - free of high winds, sun, warmth, water. They really are a warm weather crop regardless of how long the warm season is.

I still have loads of Red Kuri in storage, and soup comes to mind. Yummm.

[Chuffy]

I lost loads in storage this year (Potimarron and butternut sprinter) because my outhouse was less frost proof that I thought and they froze then rotted. 

[sunshineband]

I've still got Baby Bear and Mr Snowman 

[madcat]

I lost loads in storage this year (Potimarron and butternut sprinter) because my outhouse was less frost proof that I thought and they froze then rotted. 

My Crown Prince haven't come through as well as I hoped and I think this was my problem... it just got too cold in the shed.   

[nobby90]

can recommend Jumbo Pink Banana by Unwins.  Got a great crop of Ruby Ball sizes squashes.  Our Allotment is not the sunniest and being quite far north they did great.  Far better than the Butternut ones we got from the BBC.

They taste great, are really nice boiled and mashed with potatoes or cubed in a curry.

[Pompey Spud]

Got a great harvest of Turks Turban and Waltham BNS.

[realfood]

For Cazzy.
Butternuts have unfortunately been mostly derived from Cucurbita moschata, which prefers longer and hotter summers than are routinely likely for much of the UK. I grew mine under a mini-cloche in Glasgow and even then, it struggled to produce a ripe fruit.
While this situation can be frustrating, remember that it is quite easy to grow the alternative type of Winter Squash, derived from cucurbita maxima and cucurbita pepo, in the North of the UK. Some of these Winter Squash varieties can be just as sweet as butternuts.
Full details, photos and varieties for growing them are given under Winter Squash on my website.