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Winter Squash: Waltham Butternut *Overstock*

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The Waltham Butternut squash is prolific, easy to grow, sweet, and tasty. This favorite has wonderful storage capability and is now available in organic seeds. Sweet, fine-textured flesh. It's the top choice winter squash. Butternut Squash has a sweet, almost nutty taste that is similar to sweet potato. Waltham Butternut Squash has yellow skin and orange flesh. When ripe, it turns increasingly deep orange and becomes even sweeter and richer. Introduced by Bob Young of Waltham, Massachusetts, in 1970.

Non-GMO
USES- Roasted, puree
FLAVOR- Sweet, nutty
FLESH COLOR- Dark orange
RIND COLOR- Tan
VEG. SIZE- Medium
GROWTH- Vine
SEED DEPTH- 1/2"-1"
PLANT SPACING- 24"-36"
FROST HARDY- No
USDA ZONES- 4-11
HRS. SUNLIGHT- 8+
DAYS TO HARVEST- 100
GENUS- Cucurbita moschata
LINEAGE- Heirloom
SEED COUNT- 25
GERMINATION RATE- 92% 12/23
(item #: WQ-12)