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PUMPKIN Butternut Waltham - Cucurbita moschata
Heirloom
Stock: Available
SKU Code: V-69
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Characteristics: Annual vine
Seed per packet: Approx. 20
Seed per gram: Approx. 10
An Heirloom variety of Butternut pumpkin from the 1940's with soft yellow-orange flesh with a sweet creamy nutty taste.
Originates from Waltham Massachusetts in the USA.
Pear-shaped fruits with pale skin and flesh growing up to 2kg with a small seed cavity. Delicious as a roast or steamed vegetable or as an alternative to pumpkin in pies, roasts, a perfect variety for pumpkin soup.
Stores well.
Grow notes:
Adaptable to most good garden soils but prefers rich soil with a generous amount of water in full sun.
Tropical: All Year Round
Temperate: Spring to Early Summer
Cool climate: Mid Spring to Early Summer
Sow: 2cm deep
Sow 3-4 seeds in raised mounds 1 metre apart in a directly into the growing position. Thin to the two strongest plants in each mound.
Plant space: 1 metre
Row Space: 1 metre
Germination: 6-10 days
Maturity: 14 weeks
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