Best butternut squash varieties - Page 2

johno · March 21, 2008

Is that the same as Burpee's Butterbush? I just picked up a pack of those today. I'm looking for a short vined C. moschata, and this sounds like just the ticket.

Miss_Mudcat · March 22, 2008

Yes, Johno, that was the name of it. I think you'll be pleased.

johno · March 23, 2008

Thanks! I was getting worried because someone else advised against it... It's nice to hear good things!

barkeater · March 24, 2008

Every short-vined squash or pumpkin variety I tried on the farm were vastly inferior in yield to the full vine varieties.

When it came to butternuts, I grew both Early Butternut Hybrid and the OP Waltham. EBH gave me incredible yields every year, twice as much as Waltham, and were more uniform with just the right size customers preferred.

March 21, 2008	#16
johno Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Arkansas zone 6b Posts: 441	Is that the same as Burpee's Butterbush? I just picked up a pack of those today. I'm looking for a short vined C. moschata, and this sounds like just the ticket. __________________ You create your own universe as you go along. Winston Churchill

March 22, 2008	#17
Miss_Mudcat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Central Georgia Posts: 366	Yes, Johno, that was the name of it. I think you'll be pleased. __________________ Farmers don't wear watches; they work until the job is done!

March 23, 2008	#18
johno Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Arkansas zone 6b Posts: 441	Thanks! I was getting worried because someone else advised against it... It's nice to hear good things! __________________ You create your own universe as you go along. Winston Churchill

March 24, 2008	#19
barkeater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NE Kingdom, VT - Zone 3b Posts: 1,439	Every short-vined squash or pumpkin variety I tried on the farm were vastly inferior in yield to the full vine varieties. When it came to butternuts, I grew both Early Butternut Hybrid and the OP Waltham. EBH gave me incredible yields every year, twice as much as Waltham, and were more uniform with just the right size customers preferred.