Mary Fisher wrote:

"sam" wrote in message
om...
I cleared the butternut squashes from the garden this morning.
Last year I was given two seedlings by my neighbour, and as
the plants grew they rampaged all over the place.
This year I erected a frame and they grew up it, using much
less ground space.

In the open?

Where are you? I'd like to try next year.

I got two butternut squashes each from two plants (Butternut
Sprinter)this year. Perthshire, Scotland. In the open. Quite large
ones too, though oval rather than the normal butternutty pear-shape. So
if next year is anything like this one you shouldn't have any trouble.

We haven't eaten them yet. We're still finishing off the green tomatoes
in curries. I plan to try acorn squashes next year as well.

Rhiannon