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squash (butternut) 'Hunter'

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Hunter' is a squash producing uniform, small to medium-sized fruit, six to seven per plant, on bushy plants with trailing stems from late summer into autumn. Fruits are a light brown colour with orange-gold flesh with a small seed cavity

Scientific classification

Species: squash (butternut) 'Hunter' (Cucurbita moschata 'Hunter')
Genus: Cucurbita
Family: Cucurbitaceae

If crop is bitter, don't eat. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Annual Biennial
Plant type: 0.5-1 metres
Height: 1-1.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Trailing · Bushy
Habit: Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of squash (butternut) 'Hunter'

Distribution map

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Culture

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Toxicity

If crop is bitter, don't eat. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

Quick identification of squash (butternut) 'Hunter'

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squash (butternut) 'Hunter' care guide

Keep moisture even through flowering and fruiting, avoiding hard dry swings
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Keep moisture even through flowering and fruiting, avoiding hard dry swings

Fertilizing

Tomato or pepper feed every one to two weeks in fruiting season

Pruning

None required

Propagation

Propagate by seed. See sowing vegetable seeds

Growing

Grow in a fertile, well-drained soil in full sun; sed germination requires a minimum temperature of 13⁰C and plants grow best at 18-21⁰C. Feed regularly with a high potassium fertiliser when the first fruits start to swell

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