The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Growing => Vegetables => Topic started by: Ghdp on July 29, 2017, 09:00:09 pm
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Early butternut squash plants (2 plants) in poly tunnel have produced lots of leaves, 2-3 large squashes and lots of smaller ones. I noticed today that the large squashes have started to split their skins. I am guessing I have over watered them. Is that right? Can I cut and still rippen the split ones? Should I cut them off anyway and change tbe watering system in some way?
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It's more likely to be that they were dry so started to set their skins, then got a thorough watering and tried to grow again, which caused the skins to split. I don't think they would store - best to cut and eat them now and let the little ones grow on, with regular watering and no droughts. :squash: :squash: :squash:
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Cheers FW. Will pick them now. Squash and coconut chilli this week I think!!
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Cook, cool , bag , vaccum pack & freeze it if you want to store excess usable flesh from split squashes .
We found that BNS is good to add after freezing to fresh home made soups , boil it up in the soup for thickening or mixing with cold mashed potatoes & finsh finges for a fish cake or for frying with cooked potatoes & fried onions like bubble & squeak .