Squash Burpee’s Butterbush (Winter) – Burpee Seeds

Cucurbita moschata

HEIRLOOM. Space-saving plants. Delicious flavor.

Regarded by many as the best tasting winter squash. Compact bushes are a delicious, productive choice for smaller gardens. Each bush yields 45 butternut-shaped fruits. Heirloom squash favorites rich, sweet, red-orange flesh is loaded with nutrition and succulent, delicious flavor. Fruits will keep for months.75 Days

• Wait to until the fruit has matured to harvest.
• Fruit will have a dull skin that it too hard to pierce it with your thumbnail.
• To harvest cut fruit from the vine with shears leaving a 2- 3 inch stem on each squash.
• Allow the winter squash to cure in the sun for a week to harden skin.
• Store winter squash in a cool dry place.