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'Early Butternut' Squash - Winter |
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Butternut
Bush
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Hybrid. Butternut type. 4- to 5-foot, semi-bush vines bear 2- to 3 3/4-pound, blocky, 7-inch, tan fruit with deep-reddish-orange flesh and no crook necks. Stores well. Plants produce 4 or 5 fruits. All American Selection.
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AAS Winner in the year 1979
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75-90
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Henry Field's Seed and Nursery Co. - updated in 2013
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (3.5 Stars)
Taste: (3.5 Stars)
Yield: (3.0 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.0 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 2
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 08/05/2009 by
NJGardengal
- An intermediate gardener
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Overall
Taste
Yield
 Ease
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Bergen, New Jersey, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| This variety does well in my garden. Never been too troubled by disease. I got my seeds through Parks and they describe this variety as having "compact vines". As this is the only variety of butternut I have ever grown in my NJ Garden, I have nothing to compare it to. But, I'm not sure they are "compact", nor are they the 4 to 5 feet listed in the description here. The vines spawl a long ways, but I just bend them or clip them so they stay where I want them to (I have a small garden). I would agree with the other comment that the squashes end up different sizes, but that doesn't really bother me much. |
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Reviewed on 09/09/2004 by
russell
- An experienced gardener
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Yield
Ease
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Ontario, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Lacks fruit uniformity,average eating quality and more susectable to powdery mildew than other butternut squash. |
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