Potatoes and onion sets begin shipping in late
March.
From early May through October 31, items shipping from
our garden seeds warehouse ship twice a week, usually
Tuesday and Thursday. For quickest turnaround
time order online by noon Monday or Wednesday.
We will not be fulfilling seed orders from May
20 - May 22 while we do physical inventory count. Orders
placed by Monday, May 19 at 10am will be shipped before
the break. We will resume normal order fulfillment on
Friday, May 23.
Items shipping from our growing supplies warehouse take 7-10 business days to process.
Cucurbita moschata (87 days) Open-pollinated. Smooth, 2-3 lb butternut-type fruit with a small seed cavity and distinctive deep orange colored flesh.
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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.
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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.
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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.
