Grow guide
How to grow Winter Squash Bonbon Buttercup
Cucurbita maxima
- Type
- Winter squash
- Zones
- USDA zones 3–11
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 92–98 days
- Spacing
- 36″ apart
- Density
- 1 per sq ft
- Habit
- Vining
- Frost tolerance
- Tender
- Sowing
- direct/transplant
- Start indoors
- 3 weeks before last frost
Care
- Water Weekly
- Harvest As needed
- Mulch At transplant
Notes
AAS-winning F1 buttercup hybrid; 4-5 lb fruits with sweeter, more uniform shape than open-pollinated types; 4 fruits per plant.
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