tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685652996444725369.post2145725722142290248..comments2023-10-20T18:57:41.065+11:00Comments on Our Old Miners Cottage: Goodbye SummerMandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10866053280077777746noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685652996444725369.post-69511562068292491842010-03-05T09:33:23.702+11:002010-03-05T09:33:23.702+11:00Yep, those look like butternut pumpkins (or butter...Yep, those look like butternut pumpkins (or butternut squash to Americans!). Try hand-pollinating them, just in case the bees aren't doing their job properly:<br /><br />http://green-change.com/2009/06/04/hand-pollinating-pumpkin-and-squash/Darren (Green Change)http://www.green-change.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685652996444725369.post-23977494057384777092010-03-05T01:29:07.661+11:002010-03-05T01:29:07.661+11:00Ah, that would make sense greenfumb.. we eat a lot...Ah, that would make sense greenfumb.. we eat a lot of butternuts. I'd be very surprised if they got any bigger than they are, too! Their size is impressive though, and they seem tough enough. :)Mandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10866053280077777746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685652996444725369.post-47132708451698738372010-03-04T19:25:43.555+11:002010-03-04T19:25:43.555+11:00Could be a butternut squash but I'm not positi...Could be a butternut squash but I'm not positive. None of mine ever got any bigger than that:-(greenfumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08157970942128503098noreply@blogger.com