[nilsatis1964]

A friend to moving house and for some reason does not want to take his seeds with him (how much space do they take up).  So he has given me a variety of seeds most of which I will use next year as I have already got what I want planted.  However he has a packet of butternut squash seeds I was wondering if I sowed them this week could i still get a crop this year.  It says they are hardy so growing outside in Yorkshire should be alright?

[mumofstig]

Butternut squash are not hardy   Start them off inside the same as courgettes or pumpkins and when they are a bit bigger, and all frosts have finished, you can plant them out

[LivvyW]

I sowed pumpkins and courgettes today. I would say its just the right time to sow your butternut squashes. If you have a propagator it would speed them up.

They do need a long growing time, feed and water them well. Lovely vegetable.

[purplebean]

courgettes and squashes are on my sowing list for this weekend

[Beetroot queen]

I lost my courgettes to frost so did another batch which broke through the soil today 

[skywalker]

Sowed Cobnut (butternut) squash about 10 days ago indoors on windowsill and they are just breaking through now. Hoping to do well because you cant beat Butternut squash soup mmmmmmmmmmmm!