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Squashes: The alternative winter vegetable

Butternut squashes can be a great alternative or complement to traditional roast potatoes and parsnips on Christmas day and can be grown easily, Worcester News reports today

Seeds should be sown individually in compost in late Spring at a depth of around two centimetres (half an inch) and given copious amounts of water.

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Once the first leaves have hardened off, the plant can be put outdoors. Ensuring that the plants are given plenty of room in the garden, they should be encouraged to branch out and produce flowers.

The squash needs to be fully ripened before picking and should then be left to dry and ripen for two weeks before eating.

As well as Christmas dinners, butternut squashes can be incorporated in a wide range of dishes including soups, risottos or simply roasted with garlic.

The butternut squash originates from central America but is now grown worldwide.

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