Pumpkins and butter nut squash.
Harrers
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Its the first year I have grown Pumpkins from seed, I did not go for orange varieties, I decided to grow baby boo pumpkins- The plants put on a lot of growth and started to have female flowers last month, these were pollinated and the pumpkins are growing, my question is how can i tell when they are ripe and also if there is a light frost will the plant die?
My second question is I have two grafted butternut squash plants- i have had a decent crop( bout 6 
) the plant seems to be dying but the top is still green and has some baby fruits, is it worth keeping the plants until they die, or should I just keep them and see what happens- the two fruits at the top dont seem to be swelling very much- should i feed them?
Thanks
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You can tell they are ripe when you can't make a mark on the skins with your fingernail
Thank you for the advice, the two squash at the top of the plant are still very tiny, so I think I will stop feeding them now.
Phillippa smith2- Are butternut squash easy to grow from seed? How many fruits have you got? The reason i am asking is I purchased two grafted plants but I expected to get a few more then just 6 fruits