Cucurbita maxima
Cucurbita maxima
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These seeds produce sizeable fruits, reaching five pounds or more, that boast a rich golden-orange flesh. Indulge in its delightful, mild, and sweet flavor, perfect for various culinary dishes.
Experience the joy of growing these robust squash plants and harvesting flavorful produce for your kitchen creations. It is ideal for gardeners seeking generous yields of delicious, versatile squash in their home gardens.
Sku: 9893
Common Name: Squash
Botanical Name: Cucurbita maxima
Full Sun
7 - 14 Days
110 Days
12+
12 - 36"
Moist (2 in / week)
Annual
Vegetable
Summer|Fall
Fall
Characteristics: Lasts up to 3 months after picking if stored in a cool, dry place.
Color: Cream
Fill Weight (grams): 3 g
Approximate Seed Count: 3 - 10
Landscape Use: Edible Garden
Growth Type: Winter|Vining
Package Dimensions: 3.25 x 4.5"
After danger of frost has passed, sow in well exposed warm ground. Cover with 1 inch soil. When plants are 3 inches tall, thin. Rich soil preferred, but will survive poor soil.
Planting Depth: 1"
Seed Spacing: Sow Butternut Squash seeds roughly 6' apart in rows keeping rows approximately 6' apart.
Nutrient Care Instructions: Apply SUPERthrive once per week. Soak in solution of 1/4 tsp per gal for 15 min. or longer depending on size and type.
Don't cut winter squash from the vine until firmly ripe (when you have a hard time making a dent in the shell with your thumbnail). Harvest squash before hard frost.
Check out our blog for delicious recipes!
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Overall rating: 4.0 / 5 from 6 reviews.
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"The butternut squash seed produced strong vines and healthy plants. The squash developed beautifully and smooth skin. I love having squash soups and growing my own squash has been so great. Flavor is amazing."
"We were expecting large butternut squash, 12-18" 8-12lbs and got 24" 25lb giants. Female flowers came on late and no fruit matured to the cream colored hard outer shell at 4 months. Just cut the first one up, a month after it fell off the vine from it's own weight, and it was solid thru the neck with seeds and stringy bits in the bulbous part like a pumpkin. Great seasoned and roasted."
"I thought I would get some good 10 to 15 pound butternut squash to store for winter. Ended up getting a bunch of 25 to 70 pound monsters!! Largest one was 70. 5 pounds and the avererage was 40 pounds. They never turned the golden brown like you normally see but still ripened to maturity and are absolutley delicious! Taste like a cross between a normal butternut and a pumpkin."
"When the stem dried, I picked this more than twenty pound squash. The bottom half had no seeds. Ten pounds of pure delight. It is milder than pumpkin, but acceptable. There is no need for me to plant pumpkin or butter nut squash. I will plant thus."
"Nothing like the picture. They were solid green after 140 days and weighed 17-40lbs. Never got close to ripe."
"Arrived quickly and sprouted already"
