Inside there are very few seeds and lots of flesh. The skin is light yellow to light beige in colour. ‘Honeynut’: Ideal pumpkin for one to two people, as the fruits only reach just under 0.5kg.The fruits are ready for harvest about 90 days after pollination. ‘Early Nutter F1’: High-yielding hybrid variety with slender fruits that weigh about 1.4kg.This hybrid variety grows quite compact and ripens from the end of September. ‘Butterfly F1’: Italian variety with heavy, 3 to 4kg, slightly ribbed fruits.However, within this subgroup, there are several varieties. Butternut squash can be grown on the ground or vertically on a trellis to save space Best butternut squash varieties for your gardenīutternut squash is already its own subgroup of winter squash. ![]() The butternut squash, also known as butternut pumpkin or gramma, is probably named after its buttery, tender, nutty flesh. ![]() Unlike the spaghetti squash ( Cucurbita pepo), this pumpkin is not fibrous even after cooking, but soft with a mildly sweet taste. They have thin skin that contains melon-scented, deep orange flesh and only a few seeds. Butternut squash fruits are light yellow to beige and elongated, pear- or peanut-shaped. However, the tastiest part of a butternut squash plant is its fruit. And its funnel-shaped, orange flowers are not only beautiful but edible! The plant’s shoots grow tendril-like above the ground, and can climb up supports. ![]() The leaves are also often speckled with silvery-white spots. Nowadays, the pumpkin, which belongs to a subgroup of the species Cucurbita moschata, has a number of varieties that are cultivated around the world.Īs is common with courgettes ( Cucurbita pepo) and other cucurbits (Cucurbitaceae), the butternut squash plant forms large, green, heart-shaped leaves with fuzzy to rough hairs and silvery veins.
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