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Pumpkin Butternut
Seed Count 15
This popular pumpkin has richly coloured, orange flesh with a nutty flavour and small seed cavity. A hardy and reliable variety, with a heavy crop of 1-2kg size fruit.
Description
Features
- Small fruit
- Easy to grow
- Rich in vitamins
Climate Guide
- Tropical & Sub-Tropical - All Year Around
- Temperate - Spring to Early Summer
- Cool - Mid Spring to Early Summer
How to Grow
Position
Full sun
How
For early sowing, raise in pots of Yates Seed Raising Mix in a well-lit, protected spot. Transplant after 3-4 weeks. For direct sowing press 3-4 seeds into mounds of moist soil 1m apart. Later thin to the two strongest plants.
Care
Select a sunny, well-drained position. Add compost and Yates Blood & Bone before planting. When vines are carrying plenty of flowers, pinch off ends to contain growth. Harvest as the vine dies off, and the stalk turns brown. Protect from snails and slugs with Yates Blitzem.
Hint
Great companion plant for corn, marjoram, beans and radishes. Provide growing plants with plenty of water at root level. Poor fruiting is usually caused by heat and/or water stress, particularly when young.
