Burgess Buttercup Squash

Cucurbita maxima | SKU: 1344A

$3.25 to $130.00

Organic
Turban-shaped fruits with distinctive button on the blossom end
Fruits weigh 3-5 pounds
Super sweet brilliant orange flesh
Medium length keeper in storage
Winter squash
85-100 days

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Packet 25 seeds
250 seeds
1,000 seeds
2,500 seeds
5,000 seeds

$3.25 to $130.00

Item Details

(C. maxima) Introduced in 1952 by Burgess Seed & Plant Co. This is a bush version of the original Buttercup variety introduced in 1931. Flattened dark green turbans with a distinctive button on the blossom end. Typical fruits weigh 3-5 pounds. Super sweet brilliant orange flesh with very fine eating qualities. Rind is thin but very hard, medium length keeper. 85-100 days.

Learn to Grow Burgess Buttercup Squash

Direct Seed: 1" Deep

Seeds to Hill: 6-8 Seeds

Thin: To 3-4 Plants

Light: Full Sun

Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors in 12" diameter hills after danger of frost has passed. Hills should be spaced 6' apart in all directions. Can also be started indoors 3 weeks before transplanting out.