Squash : Winter : Barbara Butternut F1 Hybrid

Trailing. Unique introduction in the butternuts. Barbara has a rich orange, delicious tasting flesh with an unusual striped green skin.

Sowing:

Sow 1 inch deep in 3 inch pots of good seed compost at 70-77F. Place in a propagator or seal container in a polythene bag until after germination which takes 5-7 days. Can also be sown direct outdoors once the soil has warmed. Do not sow in cold soils. Sow 2 seeds every 36 inches and thin out to the best seedling. Ideally grow under cloches until the plant is established.

Growing:

Gradually acclimatize to outdoor conditions for a few days before planting out after all risk of frost has passed, 36 inches apart each way.

Aftercare:

Keep well watered throughout the season. Feed and mulch regularly.
Harvest August until first frosts. Fruits store throughout the winter if kept in a warm place.

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