Butternut squash - what to do with under ripe ones (etc)?

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  1. Engelbert

    Engelbert Gardener

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    Hi again

    Following on from my "Is this a butternut squash plant?!?" thread, I now have a couple of questions about my ACTUAL butternut squashes :)

    As I mentioned in the other thread, I am going away on Friday for a week and wondering whether I need to harvest these before I go.

    Also, from what my very inexperienced eyes tell me, some of them are under ripe. If that is indeed the case, is there anything I can do to help mature them? Are they still edible when eaten under ripe?

    Here are a few pics. The last one is of the ripest one we have and I think that looks good to go. The others are less ripe and also quite small (around fist sized).

    Many thanks

    Max

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    When we clear the plants at the end of the season (or earlier) any that are still showing a hint of green are eaten raw, by Mrs Shiney, very thinly sliced (skin on because it's still very soft) on her salad or as an accompaniment. Not a lot of flavour at that stage but she likes it.

    Others are left to ripen on a sunny windowsill.
     
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