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Butternut

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Butternut - Winter Squash Seeds

Cucurbita moschata (87 days) Open-pollinated. Smooth, 2-3 lb butternut-type fruit with a small seed cavity and distinctive deep orange colored flesh. read more

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Little Dipper

Butternut - Winter Squash Seeds

Cucurbita moschata (104 days) F-1 hybrid. Full running vines yield a ton of uniform tan 2-3 lb fruits. Smooth semi-dry texture and medium nutty sweetness hold in storage. Disease resistant. read more

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Waltham

Butternut - Winter Squash Seeds

Cucurbita moschata (105 days) Open-pollinated. Classic. 9" long buff tan fruit weighing 4-5 lb. Our best-selling winter squash. read more

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Waltham -

Butternut - Winter Squash Seeds

Cucurbita moschata (105 days) Open-pollinated. Classic. 9" long buff tan fruit weighing 4-5 lb. Our best-selling winter squash. read more

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Wig Out Waltham

Butternut - Winter Squash Seeds

Cucurbita moschata (105 days) Open-pollinated. A top-of-the-line Waltham strain, with improved yield and consistency. 9" long buff tan fruit weighing 4-5 lb. read more

Butternut group

About 360 seeds/oz, ⅛ oz packet sows 7 hills.

Culture: Butternuts should be started indoors to mature in our climate.

Butternut was introduced in 1936 by Joseph Breck and Sons of Boston, out of Canada Crookneck, an 1800s variety. The best keepers and the squash of choice in Zones 6 and south because of their relative resistance to the squash vine borers that torment other species. Butternuts contain 30% more vitamin A than hubbards and 80% more than acorns.