Squash, Winter – Burgess Buttercup

Heirloom.
An heirloom from 1932, Burgess Buttercup has excellent flavor. Bushy plants produce very sweet 5-8 inches in diameter fruits that range from 3-5 pounds. Fruits are flattened turban shaped, thin, and hard. They have a dark green rind with slight ribs and distinctive blossom bottom button. Very sweet medium orange firm flesh that is fine-grained, stringless and fiberless. Wonderful steamed, boiled, stuffed, in soups, or baked. Good for small gardens. Easy to grow. Fine quality. Remarkable keeper. Excellent choice.
Sowing: Plant in full sun outdoors in spring after all danger of frost and soil is warm. Sow seeds 1 inch deep in moist well drained soil. Keep seedbed moderately moist during germination. Plant in hills or rows.
Germination: 7-14 days Spacing: Space plants 3-4 feet. Row spacing 3 feet Days to maturity: 85-110 days
Moisture: regular Soil: Fairly rich, well drained, fertile soil
Height: 12-18 inches Light: Full sun
Information: Apply mulch around base of the plant. Harvest before first frost in the fall. Harvest when stems are shriveling and drying and the skin of the fruit is hard. Harvest by cutting them from the vine. Leave 1-3 inches of the vine connected to the fruit. Cure. To cure allow them to remain in a warm sunny place for 7-14 days, protecting from frost. Then store in the dark, in cool around 50 degrees F. and dry location. If cured and stored properly they will last well into the winter for winter use.
C. pepo
Heirloom