Organic Burgess Buttercup Winter Squash
95 days to harvest
Cucurbita maxima
Description
HEIRLOOM If you like sweet potatoes, you’ll love the incredibly sweet and lusciously creamy Organic Burgess Buttercup Winter Squash! She’s impressively prolific and her abundance, well-cured, will surround you ’til spring. A little secret: Our pumpkin pies are generally Burgess Buttercup. Give it a try and enjoy every bite!
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Organic Burgess Buttercup Winter Squash
Direct Sow (recommended): After frost, sow 2 seeds every 3-4’ in rich soil, thinning to one. Harvest before frost & cure in warm place with good airflow for winter storage.
Transplant: Start seedlings 3 weeks before final frost in peat pots or soil blocks for minimal root disturbance. Transplant after last frost with 3-4’ between plants.
Sowing Date: After frost, late May to early June
Seed Depth: 1 inch
Days to Germination: 5 days at 80°F
Days to Maturity: 95
Plant spacing after thinning: 3-4 feet
Height: full vine
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Laura (verified owner) –
This is by far my favorite winter squash! I planted just 6 seeds and it has overtaken my garden! There are so many squash growing, I can’t keep count! It’s a healthy, prolific, sturdy, and wonderful squash! Next year, I’ll plan to give it more space! Highly recommend!