Organic seed - Butternut squash

The butternut squash has a delicious nutty flesh.

Family : Cucurbitaceae - Type moschata.

Latin name : Cucurbita moschata duchesne

Genus type : reproducible seeds

Weight : 2 g

Sowing and harvesting schedule :

How to grow butternut squash?

Soil maintenance: before sowing, loosen the soil on 30 cm.

Exposure: sunny and sheltered from the wind.

Sowing : at 3.5 cm deep in pits of 2 to 3 seeds. Thin out to leave only one plant every 90 cm and 130 cm between rows, then hoe and weed. At the time of sowing or transplanting in the garden, put in the planting hole a mixture of compost and manure. You can even sow directly on a compost pile.

Emergence: in 6 to 8 days in soil at 14°C.

Watering: copious watering.

Harvesting: harvest in dry weather to ensure a better conservation.

Conservation: 5 to 8 months. An excess of nitrogenous fertilization hinders the conservation.

Origin : native of the North of South America, it was introduced in Europe only after the voyages of Christopher Columbus in America.