@RedSquirrelAbroad My last garden was 50kms south of Brussels near Gembloux. As long as the fruits get plenty of sun on them and you make sure the plants don't go thirsty they'll be fine. Give them a generous dollop of well-rotted manure if you can, once established, and/or feed with tomato fertiliser which promotes flowers and fruits.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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Thanks @Obelixx as I absolutely love butternut squash soup I hope they do well! It’s a matter of squeezing them in as garden isn’t huge but I can probably stick in a trellis for them to grow up near the veg patch.
They don't like the cold so if you can't keep them warm enough, wait till mid April. They need plenty of light too to grow strong and sturdy. Pot on and plant out mid to late Lay.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
We grow our butternut squash on the ground. When the squash are of a good size we place slates or something that is thin under the squash to keep them off the ground - which helps to stop them rotting during a wet summer and keeps the creepy crawlies away from them too.
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