It was an unusual summer to say the least so when I received some butternut squash seeds with my Kitchen Garden magazine I decided to grow them but being short of adequate space I planted them adjacent to a wild meadow area at the bottom of my garden and allowed them to trail over the grass unrestricted. I grew two plants and they covered quite a large area, producing several squash. When I came to harvest the first one it weighed an impressive 3.2kg. I have never grown butternut squash before but will certainly grow them again.