Vegetables
Heredity: Hybrid
Country of Origin: USA
Hybridizer or Originator: Pan American
Days to harvest: 100-110 days

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 8-12 inches
Plant Spread: 8-10 feet
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Uses: Vegetable
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Other Beneficial Insects
Resistances: Powdery Mildew
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Pollinators: Bees
Various insects
Containers: Not suitable for containers

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Common names
  • Butternut Squash

Photo Gallery
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2021-08-14
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2021-09-01
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2021-05-28
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2021-06-30
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2021-06-30
young fruit
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2021-06-30
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2021-06-30
Ripening fruit
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2021-05-09
Comments:
  • Posted by farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Jan 22, 2021 12:58 PM concerning plant:
    Autumn Frost yields attractive, blocky round, tawny colored fruit with a dusting of natural waxy bloom. Growing to about 6 inches across and 4 pounds each, these deeply ridged beauties offer a thick layer of sweet flesh that stores well. vining plants produce 9‒10 fruit that start out green and ripen to their frosty finish.

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