Pumpkin — Butternut seeds
Butternut Pumpkin is a popular vining variety that produces bell-shaped pumpkins. Butternut Pumpkins have a smooth, creamy flesh that has a sweet and nutty flavour. This pumpkin variety only has a small seed cavity on one side of the fruit — meaning you get more pumpkin for all your hard work! Butternut Pumpkin plants are fast growing and early maturing. It is best to harvest your Butternut Pumpkins when your pumpkin vine turns brown and dies. Butternut Pumpkins store well after harvest.
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Cucurbita moschata | 8 seeds per packet
Sow seeds directly into your garden bed approximately 20 to 30mm deep, leaving around 100cm between Butternut Pumpkin seeds. Alternatively, you can raise seedlings in a protected area (in a greenhouse or indoors) and plant out after about 3 to 4 weeks making sure the last frost has passed. Keep soil moist (but not soggy!). Best sown in spring, but the sowing season will depend on your climate*. Ideally, sow seeds when the temperature is between 21 to 32°C. Germination occurs within 5 to 14 days. Butternut Pumpkins reach full maturity within approximately 100 to 130 days.
*Sowing times may vary depending on your climate. See our planting guide for Butternut Pumpkins below.
Cool Climates: October to December
Temperate Climates: October to December
Arid Climates: August to March
Subtropical Climates: August to March
Tropical Climates: February to September