A punnet of pumpkin plants

@JudyEv (366972)
Rockingham, Australia
December 10, 2025 10:05pm CST
We pulled out some parsley plants yesterday. They were well past their best and it was time to get new ones. I also bought a punnet of butternut pumpkin seedlings, two of which you can see in the photo. Vince also bought a punnet of basil which Vince uses in his recipes from time to time. It’s nice having fresh herbs to use and I’m hoping I’ll get lots of butternuts from my pumpkin plants. They’re known as butternut squash in America, I think. Hopefully I’ll have enough to give some away to friends. Although they keep well, the produce from six plants will hopefully be a LOT of pumpkins. Two years back, I bought a miniature butternut plant but it didn’t do well at all.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (488674)
• Italy
15h
Do you know that you can let the parsley grow and flower and use the root to make soups? I miss having fresh herbs from the garden.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (488674)
• Italy
13h
@JudyEv It's good, you can find several recipes online to make creamy parsley root soups.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (366972)
• Rockingham, Australia
13h
We did notice that the root was very substantial. I didn't know about making soup from them.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (116530)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
17h
The parsley plants look good on this post.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (488674)
• Italy
15h
Those are butternut pumpkin plants.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (366972)
• Rockingham, Australia
13h
It's pretty hot here today so I hope the seedlings don't wilt too much.
RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (91712)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
42m
Best of luck to you and I hope you grow lots of pumpkins,
MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (87388)
• United States
6h
Wish I lived closer to enjoy some of those butternut squash when you have an overload. Nothing beats fresh from the garden.
LindaOH
@LindaOHio (207968)
• United States
12h
The seedlings look very healthy!! I hope they thrive.
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Aparna Sen
@Dreamerby (9671)
• Calcutta, India
6h
I learn a new word from your post- "punnet" . Thanks!
changjiangzhibin89
@changjiangzhibin89 (17089)
• China
8h
I don't know what the butternut squash is like.Here some people grow basil for repelling flies.
DE
@DaddyEvil (163357)
• United States
11h
I like fresh herbs when I can get them for my cooking, too. We used to have basil and thyme in pots on the front porch along with green onions/bunch onions. (I'd cut the green tops off to use in eggs, soups and stews and leave the onion itself in the ground to produce more.) Good luck with the butternut squash. (I never liked them but mom grew them all the time.)
Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (126215)
• Marion, Ohio
7h
Hope your plants all do great
LooeyVille
@LooeyVille (33)
• United States
9h
I had to look up the word "punnet" as I had never heard that word before. Now I know it's a small basket or container