From a friend of mine I have received the following seeds.

Butternut Squash
And
Butternut Barbara.

These seeds come from a professional lot and the packaging does not give any
indication how and when to grow them.

Can someone help me.

Thanks,

Willem // Douvaine/ France

"Steunenberg.Willem" wrote in message ...
From a friend of mine I have received the following seeds.

Butternut Squash
And
Butternut Barbara.

These seeds come from a professional lot and the packaging does not give
any
indication how and when to grow them.


In exactly the same way you would grow a Pumpkin.
Sow seeds in pots in a heated place (greenhouse or windowsill) about a month
before the last frost. Plant out after the last frost in a sunny plot that
has a lot of organic material added and keep watered well all summer. 8
Litres a day is about right, and feed every two weeks. Easy crop to grow.
Fruit best if stored for a few months before cooking.

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Bob

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"Steunenberg.Willem" wrote in message ...
From a friend of mine I have received the following seeds.

Butternut Squash
And
Butternut Barbara.

These seeds come from a professional lot and the packaging does not give
any
indication how and when to grow them.


In exactly the same way you would grow a Pumpkin.
Sow seeds in pots in a heated place (greenhouse or windowsill) about a month
before the last frost. Plant out after the last frost in a sunny plot that
has a lot of organic material added and keep watered well all summer. 8
Litres a day is about right, and feed every two weeks. Easy crop to grow.
Fruit best if stored for a few months before cooking.

--
Regards
Bob

Use a useful Screen Saver...
http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/
and find intelligent life amongst the stars, there's bugger all down here.

This fred will do - I have been given a ripe cucumber - for seed. I've
extracted about 25 seeds - all of them, and will be planting some them
next year.

The cuke in question is a little globe about the size of a good egg, and
has a lemony flavour.

Anyone know what it is called?

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Dark thoughts about the Wumpus concerto played with piano,
iron bar and two sledge hammers. (Wumpus, 15/11/03)

This fred will do - I have been given a ripe cucumber - for seed. I've
extracted about 25 seeds - all of them, and will be planting some them
next year.

The cuke in question is a little globe about the size of a good egg, and
has a lemony flavour.

Anyone know what it is called?

--
Rusty Hinge http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm

Dark thoughts about the Wumpus concerto played with piano,
iron bar and two sledge hammers. (Wumpus, 15/11/03)

In article ,
(Jaques d'Alltrades) wrote:

The cuke in question is a little globe about the size of a good egg,
and has a lemony flavour.

Anyone know what it is called?

Crystal Lemon?


Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 19:03:47 +0100, Steunenberg.Willem wrote:

From a friend of mine I have received the following seeds.

Butternut Squash
And
Butternut Barbara.

These seeds come from a professional lot and the packaging does not give any
indication how and when to grow them.

Can someone help me.

Sow after your last frost. Give them plenty of sun and plenty of
room. The mature squash will keep all winter long in a cool, well
ventilated place.

Are squash not much grown in France?

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 19:03:47 +0100, Steunenberg.Willem wrote:

From a friend of mine I have received the following seeds.

Butternut Squash
And
Butternut Barbara.

These seeds come from a professional lot and the packaging does not give any
indication how and when to grow them.

Can someone help me.

Sow after your last frost. Give them plenty of sun and plenty of
room. The mature squash will keep all winter long in a cool, well
ventilated place.

Are squash not much grown in France?

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 19:03:47 +0100, Steunenberg.Willem wrote:

From a friend of mine I have received the following seeds.

Butternut Squash
And
Butternut Barbara.

These seeds come from a professional lot and the packaging does not give any
indication how and when to grow them.

Can someone help me.

Sow after your last frost. Give them plenty of sun and plenty of
room. The mature squash will keep all winter long in a cool, well
ventilated place.

Are squash not much grown in France?

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 23:49:33 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote:

This fred will do - I have been given a ripe cucumber - for seed. I've
extracted about 25 seeds - all of them, and will be planting some them
next year.

The cuke in question is a little globe about the size of a good egg, and
has a lemony flavour.

Anyone know what it is called?

Pickled corn-i-chon? ( Delia Smith)
--
Martin

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from (Steve Harris) contains these words:
In article ,
(Jaques d'Alltrades) wrote:

The cuke in question is a little globe about the size of a good egg,
and has a lemony flavour.

Anyone know what it is called?

Crystal Lemon?

Don't ask me - I was hoping for an answer. Thanks, assuming there is
such a variety. Let's hope it sets seed that will grow into the same
one.

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Dark thoughts about the Wumpus concerto played with piano,
iron bar and two sledge hammers. (Wumpus, 15/11/03)

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from lid (Rodger Whitlock) contains
these words:
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 19:03:47 +0100, Steunenberg.Willem wrote:

From a friend of mine I have received the following seeds.

Butternut Squash
And
Butternut Barbara.

These seeds come from a professional lot and the packaging does not
give any
indication how and when to grow them.

Can someone help me.

Sow after your last frost. Give them plenty of sun and plenty of
room. The mature squash will keep all winter long in a cool, well
ventilated place.

Are squash not much grown in France?

I plant cucurbits in pots in the middle to the end of March and plant
them out when risk of frost has gone.

Plant them in really rich soil in a sunny spot and keep them
well-watered. Very well watered.

This may have been said before - I missed the first few posts.

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Rusty Hinge http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm

Dark thoughts about the Wumpus concerto played with piano,
iron bar and two sledge hammers. (Wumpus, 15/11/03)

In article ,
(Jaques d'Alltrades) wrote:

assuming there is such a variety

There is and it matches your description.

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com

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from (Steve Harris) contains these words:
In article ,
(Jaques d'Alltrades) wrote:

assuming there is such a variety

There is and it matches your description.

Thanks. I'll file that name. I was promised a ripe cuke and received one
- now drying the seeds off and will be planting some next year.

I *MIGHT* have a few spare, though there were only about twenty which
looked viable.

Form an orderly queueueueue he

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Dark thoughts about the Wumpus concerto played with piano,
iron bar and two sledge hammers. (Wumpus, 15/11/03)

On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 12:54 +0000 (GMT), (Steve
Harris) wrote:

In article ,
(Jaques d'Alltrades) wrote:

assuming there is such a variety

There is and it matches your description.

Jaques d'Alltrades looks like a lemon flavoured corn-i-chon :-)
--
Martin