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'Buttercup' Squash - Winter |
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Buttercup/Kabocha
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Buttercup type. Long vines bear rounded, 3- to 5-pound fruit with blossom-end turban button, dark-green skin, and deep-orange completely stringless flesh.
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| Days To Maturity: |
90
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| Seed Sources: |
Gurneys Seed & Nursery Co. - updated in 2019
Henry Field's Seed and Nursery Co. - updated in 2013
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (5.0 Stars)
Taste: (5.0 Stars)
Yield: (4.5 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.8 Stars) |
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| Reviews |
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Number of Reviews: 4
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 01/11/2010 by
sbaskett
- An intermediate gardener
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Sanders, Montana, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Fantastic taste. Grew well one year with normal spring, but did poorly with cool rainy spring. Loves to ramble around, grew well on our woven wire fence. Will grow again for sure. |
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Reviewed on 03/07/2007 by
FK
- An experienced gardener
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Monroe, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Plant them, manure them, forget them, pick them at the end of the season. |
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Reviewed on 02/21/2005 by
rick
- An experienced gardener
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Franklin, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Very easy to grow with almost no problems. Very sweet and flavorful, a good seller. |
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Reviewed on 09/13/2004 by
Catskills
- An experienced gardener
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Ulster, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: Fewer than 103 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Dependable. Always sets fruit, climbs fence or rambles ALL over. Delicious taste. Usually stores pretty well. |
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