Any other garndeners?

[Justhatched]

In May/June we got some butternut squash plants from a local nursery. I was wondering if anyone knows if I could plant the seeds from some of the squash and have them produce squash next spring?

 

[mrkpero]

I toss all my seeds in the compost pile and they come up on their own next spring. These plants always do way better than any I buy and plant.

 

[Frost Homestead]

they should grow fine in the spring if you do that

 

[Justhatched]

Oh good! I've been planning my garden for next year and hoping to use some seeds I have including from vegetables purchased at a nursery. Today I made a butternut squash pie and saved some seeds. Then it dawned on me that they might not grow. Thank you for your replies!

 

[fuzzybutt love]

um, it is not the question of if it will grow, but have they been cross pollinated with anything????
squash, pumpkins, zuccini and yellow squash are all in the family, just to name a few! I found this out the hard way this summer. I planted TONS of what i thought would be acorn squash, and i got huge green pumpkins (which i ripped up most of before i realized they were not orange inside cause they weren't ripe yet)

I also had a lone mystery plant that seems to have been a cross between a butternut and yellow squash; it did so good i just left it be. it was good to eat!