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squash (butternut) 'Hawk'

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A British-bred butternut squash, producing roughly bell-shaped fruits on trailing vines in excess of 1.8m (6ft) long. The small, smooth, pale orange, hard-skinned fruits, can be ready to harvest from early autumn into late autumn, making it ideally suited for growing in the shorter UK climate. They store well once ripe and have sweet, bright orange flesh with a nutty taste. They can reach around 700g (approximately (1½lbs) in weight.

Scientific classification

Species: squash (butternut) 'Hawk' (Cucurbita moschata 'Hawk')
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: 1.5-2.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Trailing
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of squash (butternut) 'Hawk'

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) 'Hawk'

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squash (butternut) 'Hawk' care guide

Water frequently to keep soil damp, increase supply during hot summer growth
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Water frequently to keep soil damp, increase supply during hot summer growth

Fertilizing

High-nitrogen vegetable fertilizer biweekly active growing warm months

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed. See sowing vegetable seeds

Growing

Grow in fertile, moisture retentive but well drained, acidic to neutral soil in full sun. Sow indoors March to May in good quality seed compost. Sow the seeds on their side 1cm deep and maintain a constant temperature of 18-21C. Feed regularly with a high potassium fertiliser when the first fruits start to swell. See cucurbit cultivation

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