[Hampshire Hog]

I have one small butternut squash that managed to grow this summer. It isn't fully ripe, will it ripen if I leave it in my (south facing) conservatory?
Or is it just more material for the compost bin??!!

Cheers HH

[gobs]

With plant, it might do in a warm, sunny place.

Not if taken off, only the skin will 'ripen'.

[muntjac]

if the skin ripes ,,,,, so does the fruit gobs  

[Sadgit]

well after the frosts I have just pulled up all my dead squash plants... after all my whining about no fruit.. I had about 20 small squash.. shame the frost got to them.. maybe next year eh?

[gobs]

if the skin ripes ,,,,, so does the fruit gobs  

might be a general rule of thumb, also, I might be doing something wrong, but in my experience it does not work for all fruit, some do ripen in storage, some just don't.

That's the very thing with supie fruit, you buy it, it's green, and it never ripens, it rots.  

[jacnal]

if the skin ripes ,,,,, so does the fruit gobs  

Marines do what underwater :?:  :shock:

Sorry..... one track mind :oops:

[muntjac]

if the skin ripes ,,,,, so does the fruit gobs  

Marines do what underwater :?:  :shock:

Sorry..... one track mind :oops:

 SWIM  :shock:

 i find that squashes will mature gobs ,its a survival thing inbuilt

[gobs]

I must be doing something wrong then, what's the trick?

[muntjac]

suunlight and warm windows  

[squiffy2]

I was going to ask the same thing, have just brought home three nice Butternut squashes from the new allotment, kindly left by the previous owner, but didn't know what to do with them to ripen them, thanks for the info,

They are now sitting nicely on the kitchen widowsill.

*Yum*

squiffs  

[wellingtons]

... and I have quite good success with ripening all kinds of squash on the windowsill.

[muntjac]

... and I have quite good success with ripening all kinds of squash on the windowsill.

" werks for wellies "      

[Hampshire Hog]

Thanks for the encouragement I will cross my fingers and think of roasted squash

Cheers HH

[hermon]

i have mine under cosy fleece to try and keep mine growing!