Butternut Squash Plant

Little Dipper is a “mini” traditional-shaped butternut squash that can even be called personal-sized! It weighs in at about 2 pounds per fruit. Its plant habit is full vine with vigorous growth and has potential to produce a high amount of very uniform...

If necessary, check with your local Cooperative Extension Service agent for specific control options.Cucumber beetles, squash bugs, and vine borers are all common pests for cucurbits.

Protect young plants with floating row cover. Clip flowers 1-2" below flower base. If a squash fruit crop is also desired from the same planting, only harvest male flowers, leaving a few to pollinate the female flowers.Keep fruit at 40-50°F (5-10°C),...

Use as soon as possible for best quality.If anything you purchase from us proves unsatisfactory, we will either replace the item or refund the purchase price. If necessary, check with your local Cooperative Extension Service agent for specific control...

Protect young plants with floating row cover. Clip flowers 1-2" below flower base. If a squash fruit crop is also desired from the same planting, only harvest male flowers, leaving a few to pollinate the female flowers.Keep fruit at 40-50°F (5-10°C),...

Protect young plants with floating row cover. Squash bug eggs found on the undersides of leaves may be crushed by hand. 1,700 seeds/lb. Harden plants 4–7 days prior to transplanting.

Use as soon as possible for best quality.If anything you purchase from us proves unsatisfactory, we will either replace the item or refund the purchase price. If necessary, check with your local Cooperative Extension Service agent for specific control...

Butternuts are better after a few weeks in storage and will keep up to 6 months.If anything you purchase from us proves unsatisfactory, we will either replace the item or refund the purchase price.

Popular specialty market variety but not as good eating as Sweet Dumpling. Sun cure by exposing fruits for 5-7 days or cure indoors by keeping squash at 80-85°F/27-29°C with good air ventilation.Store at 50-60°F/10-15°C, 50-70% relative humidity and...

Squash bug eggs found on the undersides of leaves may be crushed by hand. Plastic mulch and fabric row covers (AG-19 grade) can aide plant establishment and exclude insect pests during the seedling stage.

Use as soon as possible for best quality.If anything you purchase from us proves unsatisfactory, we will either replace the item or refund the purchase price. If necessary, check with your local Cooperative Extension Service agent for specific control...

Protect young plants with floating row cover. Clip flowers 1-2" below flower base. If a squash fruit crop is also desired from the same planting, only harvest male flowers, leaving a few to pollinate the female flowers.Keep fruit at 40-50°F (5-10°C),...

Packet: 30 seeds.http://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/squash/winter-squash/cha-cha-organic-f1-squash-seed-2187G.11.htmlFertile, well-drained soil with a pH of 5.8–6.8 is best. If necessary, check with your local Cooperative Extension Service agent...

Buttercups are sweeter after a few weeks of storage and will keep up to 4 months.If anything you purchase from us proves unsatisfactory, we will either replace the item or refund the purchase price.

Thin to 1 plant per spacing interval after seedlings are established.Bush to short-vine habits generally require 6' between-row spacing, while long-vine habits require 12' between-row spacing.

Intermediate resistance to powdery mildew. Packet: 30 seeds.Fertile, well-drained soil with a pH of 5.8–6.8 is best. If necessary, check with your local Cooperative Extension Service agent for specific control options.Cucumber beetles, squash bugs,...

Protect young plants with floating row cover. Harvest regularly, 2-3 times a week, once plants begin to produce. 2,850 seeds/lb. Pyrethrin sprays may offer some control.For some varieties, it is common for the first fruits to be malformed, wither, or...

Use as soon as possible for best quality.If anything you purchase from us proves unsatisfactory, we will either replace the item or refund the purchase price. If necessary, check with your local Cooperative Extension Service agent for specific control...

Protect young plants with floating row cover. Clip flowers 1-2" below flower base. If a squash fruit crop is also desired from the same planting, only harvest male flowers, leaving a few to pollinate the female flowers.Keep fruit at 40-50°F (5-10°C),...

Protect young plants with floating row cover. Clip flowers 1-2" below flower base. If a squash fruit crop is also desired from the same planting, only harvest male flowers, leaving a few to pollinate the female flowers.Keep fruit at 40-50°F (5-10°C),...

If necessary, check with your local Cooperative Extension Service agent for specific control options.Cucumber beetles, squash bugs, and vine borers are all common pests for cucurbits.

Squash bug eggs found on the undersides of leaves may be crushed by hand. Row covers should be removed when plants begin to flower. AAS winner.Fertile, well-drained soil with a pH of 5.8–6.8 is best.

If necessary, check with your local Cooperative Extension Service agent for specific control options.Cucumber beetles, squash bugs, and vine borers are all common pests for cucurbits.

Use as soon as possible for best quality.If anything you purchase from us proves unsatisfactory, we will either replace the item or refund the purchase price. Cut or gently twist off fruits when they have reached the desired size.

Protect young plants with floating row cover. Clip flowers 1-2" below flower base. If a squash fruit crop is also desired from the same planting, only harvest male flowers, leaving a few to pollinate the female flowers.Keep fruit at 40-50°F (5-10°C),...

For zucchini, 6-8" long; summer squash, 4-6"; and patty pan and round, 2-3" in diameter. Handle with care to avoid scratching fruits.Harvest male blossoms (with thin stems) or female blossoms (with thick stems and an immature fruit at the base of the...

Avoid problems with adequate soil drainage, good air flow, insect pest control, and crop rotation. Sunshine is the exception and is delicious right out of the field, but will only last a maximum of 3 months.If anything you purchase from us proves unsatisfactory,...