Butterstick squash

b54red · April 24, 2011

I should warn you the plants tend to get really big. I try to space mine between 4 and 6 feet apart. I used to plant them close together but they would become too crowded just as they started making good. I set 5 inch tall plants out on the 14th of March and they already stretch completely across the 4 ft wide bed. I sometimes plant them directly in the ground if the soil is warm and the nights are in the 50s and then thin them out when they get 3 or 4 leaves on them.

April 24, 2011	#4
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	I should warn you the plants tend to get really big. I try to space mine between 4 and 6 feet apart. I used to plant them close together but they would become too crowded just as they started making good. I set 5 inch tall plants out on the 14th of March and they already stretch completely across the 4 ft wide bed. I sometimes plant them directly in the ground if the soil is warm and the nights are in the 50s and then thin them out when they get 3 or 4 leaves on them.