Why is my homegrown butternut squash floury and the bought one not?

I grew butternut squash for the first time this year and it was different to the shop bought sort. Mine was floury, much like a smooth potato when cooked. The ones from Israel in the shops are coarser and more flavoursome. Is it our weather or just the variety of seed?

Answers:
not sure what you mena by floury, but most times when there is a problem with flavor, it is usually one of two things:
1) soil conditions and lack of micronutrients. composting should help this
2)the strain of the fruit you grew wasn't bred for flavor. try a different seed next time.
Could be the variety, the soil grown in, climate during gorwing. I suspect maybe phase in the squash life it was harvested.
bit of both and you probably didn't give it enough water
The squash you bought at the store was what farmers call the "cream of the crop" that's what farming is all about. Squash naturally has that floury taste but it is bred out at the farms. Much like race horses only the strongest and best are used to reproduce. The squash your bought at the store came from a long line of good tasting squash. Your home grown just tastes more natural. Don't feel bad about it my garden has put out some nasty stuff. And the fact is those other guys grow squash for a living they have all the tools, know every trick, and have a lot of experience.

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