Carrick Combination Butternut squash
$4.00 – $7.00
(Cucurbita moschata)
Vine. A squash for every occasion! This butternut is a mix of various ancestors. It is the result of me mixing seed from multiple sources over several years, and then selecting for earliness, ability to produce without needing watering, dark orange flesh, long storage life, and a range of sizes: this squash offers possibilities if you are feeding a crowd or providing a side-dish for one person. Ancestors include Adaptive Seeds’ Butternut Early Remix, but also squash from our Orthodox Mennonite neighbours and others given to us by various friends. This is our family’s favourite squash. Stores up to 8 months. Derived (in part) from an OSSI variety. 130 days to maturity. 20 seeds/packet.
Start indoors 3-4 weeks before last frost, with 1-2 seeds per pot 1/2” deep and thinned to strongest plant. Can also direct seed after frost in late May- early June. Plant three plants per hill, 8’ apart for vines and 4’ apart for bushes. Topdress with manure. If planting with corn and beans, plant in separate hills between rows of corn hills at same time as corn. Before frost, harvest squash, leaving a stub of stem several inches long; cure indoors for several weeks to a month. Store at room temperature.