[wellieboots]

I planted 2 butternut squash plants and they are both doing really well. So well in fact that I have between 6 and 8 squashes coming on each plant. However should I limit the number of squash to each plant and is their an optimum length that I should let  the plant runners grow to. Being a newbie to the allotement I am reluctant to get rid of anything that is actually growing.

[Plot_29@_Lady_Mary]

The consensus seems to 'leave it be and let nature takes its course'....as far as butternut squash are concerned. I do with mine and they don't seem to cause any harm. Any the growing season for BNS is until mid October and beyond, so there's plenty of time yet! I do feed mine with comfrey tea from time to time.

[Fairy Plotmother]

I probably wouldn't let more fruit set as they will have very little chance of growing to any decent size.  I would rather the plant put its energy into what is there already. Sounds like you've got plenty.

[wellieboots]

Thank you both for your help. I will concentrate on the fruit that I have and hopefully enjoy the fruits of my labours come mid october.

[strider84]

I've been toying with the same problem myself I have 2 plants and both have 6 fruits on each (of what I have found) that are growing very quickly infact a couple are the size of the small squashes you get in supermarkets already!

I have decided to let them be in my first year of growing them.

[sunshineband]

The young green fruit can be eaten in the same way as courgettes, so nothing is wasted 

[dmg]

Sorry to hijack but my bns doesn't even have female flowers yet and are in the gh, am I wasting my time (and space) keeping them going?