BUTTernut squash
Remember the butternut squash that was stuck in the trellis a while back?
Here’s a picture of what the arbor looks like now:
I need to get a ladder and a knife and slice them out of them out of there. I don’t know exactly what I’m waiting for. I keep thinking that maybe they’ll rot and be a delicious snack for the birds, but I don’t think they’re rotting anytime soon.
I think they’re funny. They kind of put the “butt” in butternut, no?
Here are some of Sunset’s winter squash recipes. My favorite is the jalapeño-ginger soup.
I’m loving the trellis too… and really want one exactly like it for my garden… where did you get it?
Hello,
love, love your trellis. Where did you get it?
Very nice info!!!
Hello
Hey this is quite funny and I like it.Its very interesting to read this post about butternut squash.I like that you have shared this with us.
I love, love, love your trellis. Where did you get it? BTW, I have birds (chickens,) bees, and my own little biosphere in Menlo Park too!
Elizabeth
KG — You are right. I’m being optimistic. It’ll take a machete. Sigh. I think I’ll leave them for the time being. I’m enjoying the visual of people walking under the BUTTernuts. SB — I look at those chicken pics on a very regular basis. Glad they make you giggle.
You are so funny! I still giggle when I think of your pictures of panting chickens from last summer.
If you want the squash to rot out and feed the birds, they need to be cracked. Don’t use a ladder; just use a pole and bang on them a little while until a few cracks appear. Then wait. They’ll rot out in just a few days.
What a sight — very funny. Though, if you think a mere knife is going to cut through those suckers, you’re a more optimistic woman than I am. I’m thinking you’ll need something more like a machete
That is too funny! Maybe if you cut them open and then let the birds eat them? I would probably leave them there forever! I love it.