In just 45 to 55 days plants grown from seeds I saved from my first Butternut Squash are blooming.
On January 11, with no boy flowers in sight, the first girl opened, but I didn't have to wait long as Jan15 three boys opened up with more on the way. Another healthy girl may open tomorrow, this time with plenty of pollen available.
The AeroGarden labels in my photo are repurposed from herbs that came with a planter I bought last year. I won't be able to take the plants out of the baskets without damaging their roots when it is time to put them outside in dirt, but in a year's time when all of the squash have been harvested, I can clean the baskets out, and sterilize them to use again.
The tiny Jute seedlings in an egg carton were sprouted in water at the same time as the squash.
This photo shows my EZ-sprout from which I am moving squash sprouts into the Aerogarden.
NOTE: I sprouted Jute aka Egyptian Spinach, aka Molokhia (Conchords olitorius) at the same time.