General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Butternut Squash
  • Calabaza
  • Cuban Pumpkin
  • Winter Squash
  • Zapallo

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Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2015-10-01
Location: My garden
Date: 2018-08-20
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Date: 2022-08-15
Location: My garden
Date: 2018-11-14
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Date: 2013-12-15
Location: Temple, Texas
Date: 2021-11-15
First 2 polinated squash appearing (1½" long)..
Photo by joseph
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2015-05-26
Unripe fruit forming
Location: Test garden 
Date: 2016-10-15
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2015-11-04
Location: Indiana zone 5
Date: 2015-06-30
growing up inside tomato cage
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AndreA33 On April 24, 2016 Seeds germinated
AndreA33 On April 17, 2016 Seeds sown
Kristine1212 On March 29, 2018 Seeds sown
piksihk On August 20, 2018 Miscellaneous Event
Seeds were thrown in Mulch pile
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