Mini Butternut

Season Overview

Description

Pear shaped small beige butternut. Flesh is yellow-orange, sweet & slightly nutty. Approx. 15-20 cm large fruits. Weigh up to about 750 g. Good shelf life. Germination after 6-15 days at 20-25°C. There are different varieties of Mini Butternut squash e.g. Tiana or Honeynut, but some producers just call it Mini Butternut.

Growing tips

Requires a lot of fertilizer and regular watering, but not waterlogging. Good next to the compost heap.

Details

Light requirement

Sunny

Water requirement

Very humid

Soil

Medium (loamy)

Nutrient requirement

High

Seeding distance

100 cm

Row spacing

150 cm

Seeding depth

3 cm