Vegetables
Heredity: Open Pollinated

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Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 15'
Plant Spread: 5'
Fruiting Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flower Color: Yellow
Uses: Vegetable
Edible Parts: Fruit
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Not suitable for containers

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Common names
  • Butternut Squash

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Location: South Carolina 
Date: July

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lovesblooms On July 8, 2015 Bloomed
At around 8-10 feet
lovesblooms On May 12, 2015 Seeds germinated
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