Pumpkin, Butternut ‘Barbara’ F1 (Cucurbita maxima)

Unique style Butternut with mottled Kent pumpkin like skin and outstanding flesh quality and flavour. Flesh texture is very firm, like a butternut, making for excellent cooking.

 

$6.00

Packet of 15 seeds$6.00

SKU: LVS-138 Category:

When to sow: November
Where to sow: Direct sow
Depth to sow: 2cm
Aspect:  Full sun or as sunny a spot as possible.
Soil:  Prepared, well drained, fertilised soil. Add lime if soil is too acid.
Spacing:  Between plants: 60cm; Between rows: 180cm
Directions:  Plant 2 seeds per station after the danger of frost is over. October in warm districts, mid-November in cold ones. Thin to one seedling after germination. All pumpkins taste better if allowed to cure for a month or so after picking. Store them in the house lying on their sides in a dry place where the temperature rarely gets below 14C.

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Packet of 15 seeds

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