Pumpkin 'Butternut'
Perfect for roasting, stuffing, char-grilling, in soups and risotto. Butternuts are packed with sweet, nutty flavour, with a small seed cavity.
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An heirloom bush-type pumpkin, ideal to grow in limited spaces. Golden Nugget produces a good crop of small sized, orange fruit with fine textured flesh and excellent flavour. The mini fruit are just the right size for a single serving, and absolutely fantastic for stuffing and roasting.
Features
- Long keeper
- Sweet flavour
- Early cropper
Product details
How
For early sowing, raise in pots of Yates Black Magic Seed Raising Mix in a well-lit, protected spot. Transplant after 3-4 weeks. For direct sowing press 3-4 seeds into mounds of moist soil 1m apart. Later thin to the two strongest plants.
Care
Select a Sunny, well-drained position. Add compost and Yates Thrive Natural Blood & Bone before planting. When vines are carrying plenty of flowers, pinch off ends to contain growth. Harvest as the vine dies off, and the stalk turns brown. Protect from snails and slugs with Yates Blitzem.
Hint
Great companion plant for corn, marjoram, Beans and radishes. Provide growing plants with plenty of water at root level. Poor fruiting is usually caused by heat and/or water stress, particularly when young.
Storage
Store in a cool dry place away from direct Sunlight. Keep out of reach of children and pets.
| Plant space |
60cm |
| Sow depth |
20mm |
| Germination |
6-10 days |
| Germination (days) |
8 days |
| Row space |
1m |
| Maturity |
12-14 weeks |
| Maturity (days) |
91 days |
| Botanical name |
Cucurbita maxima |
Pumpkin 'Grey Crown' Hybrid
Hugely popular due to consistently reliable performance in a wide range of conditions. Produces generous, medium sized pumpkins with thin, easy-to-cut grey skin.
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