About Buttercup, Burgess

95 days. Turban-shaped squash has thin, hard dark green skin, but the interior is deep orange, fiberless, and sweet. Introduced in 1932 by Burgess Seed & Plant Co. of Bloomington, Illinois, and still a widespread favorite. Each vine will produce four to five fruits that are 3–5 pounds each. Stores for several months.

About Squash, Winter

Vining fall vegetables that are best after a touch of frost. Will climb by tendrils.

Pot Size & Price
Seed Packets
$3.00
Height
6'
Sunlight Exposure
Full Sun
Catalog
V220
Plant Traits
Cold Sensitive
Culinary
Organic

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Photo from High Mowing Seeds

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Catalog
V219
Honeynut squash, wide orange butternuts
Photo from High Mowing Organic Seeds

Butternut, Honeynut

Catalog
V221
Butternut squash, bulbous-ended tan fruits
Photo from Glacial Ridge Growers

Butternut, Waltham

Catalog
V222
Delicata bush squash, cream skin with dark green stripes, yellow flesh
Photo from High Mowing Seeds

Delicata, Bush

Catalog
V223
Yellow squash with spaghetti-like insides
Photo from Glacial Ridge Growers

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Catalog
V224