Waltham butternut squash is a heirloom variety of winter squash. The Waltham Butternut winter squash variety produces very vigorous vines. The pear-shaped squash fruits have a creamy or buff-colored skin and an excellent sweet orange flesh with fine texture. The fruits reach on average 9' long. This squash can also be eaten as a summer squash if harvested early.
Scientific Name: Cucurbita moschata
Plant Life Cycle: annual
Optimal Germination Temperature: 18C
Germination time in days: 7-14 Days
Indicative Days to maturity: 90-100 days
Sunlight: Full sun
Soil requirement: rich, well-drained soil
Sowing and cultivation: Sow indoors from late March through April if growing in the greenhouse, or late April through May to transplant outdoors.Sow direct outdoors from late May. Seeds should be planted 2 cm deep in good size pots, 1-2 seeds per pot/cell. Thin to keep the strongest seedling. When large enough to handle, transplant seedlings into bigger pots.Place in a propagator before transplanting outside. Leave 60-80 cm between the plants
