[Snowboar]

Hi everyone can any one tell me the best time to harvest my squash is it when leaves die back growing festive crown prince and kuri thank you

[rowlandwells]

we usually harvest all our squashes at the end of September both pumpkins and butternut squash and spare marrows are stored in the greenhouse till we get time to cut them up and put some in the freezer for future use


we find that squashes  usually last on the greenhouse bench till around Christmas befor going bad we also found keeping them apart without touching each othere also helps storage

unfortunatly this year was a bad year for growing buternut squash with one thing and another   but we had a good crop of marrows not as many as last year we also gave some marrows to our friends hope this info helps you

[Yorkie]

Wait until the squash has hardened off and the stem is hard / sounds hollow when tapped.  Cut it off with a decent amount of stem.

[Snowboar]

Thanks I’ll check them out😀👍

[Florain]

I always wash mine off with a weak solution of Milton to remove any mold spores, dry, then store on a sunny windowsill for a few weeks to mature and harden the skin. After that they go on the spare room windowsill or in the garage.

[Wilf]

Hey, I am having the same conundrum with mine, some of mine are small some a little larger... do I pick them no matter the size at the end of Oct? Pics attached... cheers all

[8doubles]

Hey, I am having the same conundrum with mine, some of mine are small some a little larger... do I pick them no matter the size at the end of Oct? Pics attached... cheers all

Once butternuts go from green to their proper colour they are finished growing .
Cut them with as much stalk as possible and store in a sunny frost free place (turning occasionally) and they can keep as long as May next year.

[8doubles]

I always wash mine off with a weak solution of Milton to remove any mold spores, dry, then store on a sunny windowsill for a few weeks to mature and harden the skin. After that they go on the spare room windowsill or in the garage.

Mould spores are always present in the air, any sterilisation will last a few days at best and is not needed if the squash is stored in the sun ( kills mould spores or keeps them dormant) on a well ventilated frost free rack .