If you're thinking of the easiest crops, learn how to plant squash. Many growers find it moderately easy to grow butternut squash. Butternut squash feature a nutty sweet flavor that is suitable to various dishes and recipes.

Here is an easy-to-follow step-by-step guide on how to plant squash:

Step 1 - Two of the most important factors in growing butternut squash is warm soil and enough room to grow. Since butternut squash is regarded as a type of delicate plant, you need to wait until after the frost before you directly plant them into the soil.

Another option is to plant them in individual pots that are filled with plant and peat in the ground where it thawed. You also need to plant butternut squash in hills about 1/2 up to 1 in. deep and they need to be spaced about 4 inches apart. For the hills, they should be 4 up to 6 feet apart.

Step 2 - Regularly water them. The seeds should be watered during planting and every 2 to 3 days prior to germination. Make sure you don't saturate the ground. This is since butternut squash can grow best in soils that are moderately moist.

Step 3 - You need to feed your plants. Since squash can grow well in rich soil, you need to fertilize them regularly to ensure the growth of healthy plants. Experts recommend side dressings of fertilizer in the soil and to continue feeding the soil with fertilizer regularly.

Step 4 - Thinning the hills. Once your plants reach 4 inches in height, you need to already thin the hills. About 3 plants per hill are okay. Since butternut squash can grow 8 up to 10 in. long, these plants will need lots of room when they start sprouting vines.

Step 5 - Protect the plants. Keep in mind that to plant squash and to grow them, you need to be wary that they're susceptible to fungus and insects. You can use non-organic or organic substances to minimize damages to your butternut squash.

When using insecticides, it's better to use them in the evening to keep the bees from being affected. You need bees to pollinate the plants.

Step 6 - Harvest butternut squash when they're already ripe. This is after you notice to rind harden. At this time, you'll also notice 2 inches of stem. Picking it up before it is ripe will mean a butternut squash lacking in flavor. Also, if you cut the stem while it's still too short would mean a crop that won't keep very long.

The ideal time to harvest butternut squash is before the frost of fall. At this time, it will kill your plant and damage its fruits.