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Butternut Squash
Cucurbita moschata
Still time — sow latefruit
Warm-season tropical squash and the most heat-tolerant of the cucurbits, producing tan-skinned fruit with sweet orange flesh.
In Zone 7b, right now
Still time to plant — it should mature before frost
The usual transplant window (Mid to Late April) has closed, but with about 100 days to harvest there's still enough season left. Get it in now.
Edible?
Yes — fruit
Small space?
Needs ground space
Sun
Full sun (6+ hrs)
Comes back yearly?
No — replant each year
Harvest in
100 days
Ways to plant it
Start seeds indoors
Past the ideal window — still time
Mid March
Start seeds in trays now; they only need a few weeks indoors before they go straight out into the warm soil.
Direct sow
Past the ideal window — still time
Mid to Late April
Plant seeds straight into the ground (or a container) outdoors.
Transplant
Past the ideal window — still time
Mid to Late April
Buy a young plant from a nursery, or move one you started indoors, into the ground or a pot.
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