Comments on: My Favourite Butternut Squash Recipe http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/08/22/my-favourite-butternut-squash-recipe/ Where the vegetables are the stars Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:09:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Michael Beyer http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/08/22/my-favourite-butternut-squash-recipe/#comment-11512 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:37:16 +0000 http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/08/23/my-favourite-butternut-squash-recipe/#comment-11512 Here is a nice recipe for a couscous that contains roasted butternut squash, zucchini, and carrots. http://michaelbeyer.wordpress.com/2010/09/07/moroccan-couscous/

]]> By: VegBox Recipes http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/08/22/my-favourite-butternut-squash-recipe/#comment-11159 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:47:31 +0000 http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/08/23/my-favourite-butternut-squash-recipe/#comment-11159 Connie-Rose that is wonderful advice! Thank you so much!

]]> By: Connie Rose http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/08/22/my-favourite-butternut-squash-recipe/#comment-11156 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:36:32 +0000 http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/08/23/my-favourite-butternut-squash-recipe/#comment-11156 For those who want to grow some: All squashes perform better in richly fertilised soil, so add as much compost and/or well rotted manure as you can spare, but it does need to be rotted properly or you encourage fungal afflictions. You can dig a hole and mix this into the soil, finishing it off as a slight mound. They need plenty of water so this helps retain it.

Choose a variety bred for the UK, I grew ‘Harrier’ and it produced plenty of smallish squashes which was very useful because I don’t always need a whole larger one, but in a wetter season I think they would have grown bigger anyway – there’s no water on our alottments.

I also grew ‘Crown Prince’ a larger round bluish/greenish squash which did very well too and the flesh is very similar to Butternut types, I grew these because they keep well too. I’ve only used one of them so far and found it had a small seed cavity so good value for size of storage space.

Raise them in pots with protection, not too early as they grow very fast, if they are ready before you think it’s safe from risk of frost then re-pot in a rather bigger pots. You can also cover the prepared planting site beforehand to warm the soil and help them establish quicker. give the plants penty of room as they trail a long across the ground and anything in thier path – you can train them over a compost heap to shade it.

Good luck with them, and have fun!

]]> By: VegBox Recipes http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/08/22/my-favourite-butternut-squash-recipe/#comment-10166 Sat, 14 Feb 2009 09:22:42 +0000 http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/08/23/my-favourite-butternut-squash-recipe/#comment-10166 Hey Chiropodist! We have the very thing for you!

Hope that helps :)

Claire at VegBox Recipes

]]> By: Chiropodist 2u http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/08/22/my-favourite-butternut-squash-recipe/#comment-10164 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:25:27 +0000 http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/08/23/my-favourite-butternut-squash-recipe/#comment-10164 I love butternut squash but I always find it hard to peel and cut. Does anyone have any tips?

]]> By: VegBox Recipes http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/08/22/my-favourite-butternut-squash-recipe/#comment-10110 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:46:29 +0000 http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/08/23/my-favourite-butternut-squash-recipe/#comment-10110 Writing in January, I’m so sad that UK-grown butternut squash is no longer available. I love it SO much! In fact, I’m that big a fan that I’ve bought seeds to grow my own.

http://tinyurl.com/vegboxgarden

But I have to confess to feeling slightly daunted.

So does anyone have any useful squash growing tips for us?

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