Help MBE grow his dinner 2012

mrbadexample

annie123 wrote: »

My BNS has almost lost all it's green now, just need another couple of weeks, hope it stays frost free at night, although the low night time temps of 8c for here are a little worrying.

Mine's never really been green. How do I know when it's ready? It hasn't increased in size for about a month.

mrbadexample

Little_Vics wrote: »

good news! I made chutney. I'll let you know in a few months what it tastes like.

Bad news! We set fire to our chimney last night. Firemen and everything. Spent today cleaning soot of everything. Gah.

You really don't have much luck, do you?

Can't wait for the chutney verdict though.

annie123

mrbadexample wrote: »

Mine's never really been green. How do I know when it's ready? It hasn't increased in size for about a month.

No idea, never got this far before, slugs have always eaten the stems by now.

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/grapevine/vegging-out/when-harvest-butternut-squash_38249.html

http://www.allaboutliverpool.com/allaboutallotments_Vegetables_squash_butternut.html

After having read the grapevine above, think I should have nipped off the shots after fruit set to help growth, but I didn't which may explain why they aren't very big.

Seems to be the longer you leave them the longer they store as the skin toughens, but I have no intention of storing mine, it's going straight in my tummy:D

I'm going to leave mine to see if they become a richer yellow like the ones in the 2nd link above.

mrbadexample

Looking at that I will have just one squash this year. I don't actually mind - I'm extremely pleased to have managed that!

annie123

It was seeing what the guy in liverpool had grown that made me want to grow them.

Nice looking BNS, it's looks yellow like his. I'm impressed as I didn't get any last year, but this year I've got 2 small ones and a baby 3rd that I cant see growing or getting yellow in time. Both the other ones have a faint green tinge still to them, so I'll leave mine longer.
Your one was a BNS when mine was just starting to flower so I guess yours may be ready. The grapevine will know

Little_Vics

mrbadexample wrote: »

You really don't have much luck, do you?

Can't wait for the chutney verdict though.

Nope - completely run out of that 'luck' thing of which you speak.

Chutney looks good. I'm going to crack open a jar this weekend to have with some local award winning cheese and a good bottle of port. I'll let you know!

TallGirl

Sorry I have been missing for a while garden still doing fine had loads of green beans and new plants planted late are coming along nicely so worth doing will remember for next year. Put some potatoes in for Christmas but that is about it. About to empty my pots to get some winter colour in. Planning to plant up some large black bucket I have and put them on the empty vey pacth to make it look a bit more interesting in Winter.

Saw this and I really really would like a green house but have no space. I got so fed up with having my seedling by the sliding door this would be so much nice and I think it would look ok on the patio slabs it would be South facing though? Is that too hot?
Cheapest I can find it is £179 (that's £20 off) guessing the are going cheap this time of year.

mrbadexample

annie123 wrote: »

Your one was a BNS when mine was just starting to flower so I guess yours may be ready.

It sounds hollow when I tap it. So I reckon it's ready.

On Sunday I'm going to eat it with a nice roast dinner. :drool:

mrbadexample

TallGirl wrote: »

Sorry I have been missing for a while

Apology accepted.

TallGirl wrote: »

Saw this and I really really would like a green house but have no space. I got so fed up with having my seedling by the sliding door this would be so much nice and I think it would look ok on the patio slabs it would be South facing though? Is that too hot?
Cheapest I can find it is £179 (that's £20 off) guessing the are going cheap this time of year.

It looks nice, but are you sure you haven't got space for a greenhouse? It would be so much more useful! You could get a 6'x6' from Norfolk Greenhouses for about that price.

mrbadexample

I've found out what's been damaging my spuds at last: bloody slugs!



And then it seems the worms move into the holes:



Horrible! Not happy because they're wrecking my crop.