Pumpkin butternut squash - Seed

Butternut Waltham Butternut Squash.

A popular and one of the most sown pumpkin. This is due to its unique taste that is wonderfully sweet with beautiful orange flesh and a cream-colored skin. This topper is very suitable for baking, pureeing or roasting in the oven.

Sow butternut squash

Sow from mid-April and plant out around mid-May. This way, this early butternut squash has time to ripen its fruits. Butternut squash is a vining plant and a manure lover once it gets going. It needs at least m2 of soil per plant.

Harvest butternut squash

In early autumn the fruits are ripe and you can harvest them, provided the stem is dry. Quickly pick one and incorporate it into your curry and enjoy. The seeds are also edible by roasting them. Don't eat all the seeds, but dry some for the next season!

Butternut squash health benefits

Pumpkin provides a source of nutrients such as protein, healthy fats and minerals such as magnesium and zinc. A perfect winter vegetable.