Unripe Butternut Squash

nwalch · « **on:** August 31, 2008, 16:17 »

My butternut squashes are still green. Should I leave them on to ripen (at the risk of the slugs eating them) or can I pul some off now and put them on the greenhouse bench to ripen?

muntjac · « **Reply #1 on:** August 31, 2008, 16:27 »

leave em put some slug pellets or sumat down to stop slugs ,if ya takje em orf they will shrivel up

cawdor2001 · « **Reply #2 on:** August 31, 2008, 16:43 »

you can eat em unripe tho? I hope so as i have been

Cawdor

jennyb · « **Reply #3 on:** August 31, 2008, 18:58 »

Quote from: "cawdor2001"

you can eat em unripe tho? I hope so as i have been

do they have any flavour yet?

cawdor2001 · « **Reply #4 on:** September 01, 2008, 14:56 »

had one sliced thinly in a soup/stew type thing, very nice, consistency of a waxy potato

Cawdor

gobs · « **Reply #5 on:** September 01, 2008, 21:54 »

Quote from: "cawdor2001"

had one sliced thinly in a soup/stew type thing, very nice, consistency of a waxy potato

Cawdor

Oh, man....

Well done though... :shock:

vegmandan · « **Reply #6 on:** September 01, 2008, 22:52 »

I'm the same .

Really late with the Squash.

But apparently we're going to have an Indian Summer this September so they should be huge and ripen well !!

Yeah Right.

Bombers · « **Reply #7 on:** September 01, 2008, 23:05 »

Quote from: "vegmandan"

I'm the same .

Really late with the Squash.

But apparently we're going to have an Indian Summer this September so they should be huge and ripen well !!

Yeah Right.

Well Briany's enjoying all of this sun.....

Hahahahahahaha :roll:

vegmandan · « **Reply #8 on:** September 01, 2008, 23:42 »

Oh no,It looks like Briany is an ex-squash and has ceased to be.

Just like most of mine that failed to be pollinated. :cry:

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