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Honeynut Squash

Cucurbita moschata 'Honeynut'

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Honeynut Squash (Cucurbita moschata 'Honeynut') at A Very Successful Garden Center

Honeynut Squash fruit

Honeynut Squash fruit

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Height:  12 inches

Spacing:  4 feet

Sunlight:  full sun 

Hardiness Zone:  (annual)

Other Names:  Mini Butternut Squash

Group/Class:  Winter Squash

Description:

Low maintenance and easy to grow, this selection is perfect for full sun gardens; produces small, individual sized butternut squashes; tan exteriors lead way to deep orange flesh with a beautiful sweet flavor that is great for roasting and baking

Edible Qualities

Honeynut Squash is an annual vegetable plant that is commonly grown for its edible qualities. It produces dark green oblong fruit mottled with light green and orange flesh which are typically harvested when mature. The fruit will often fade to tan over time. The fruits have a sweet taste.

The fruit are most often used in the following ways:

  • Cooking
  • Baking
  • Freezing

Planting & Growing

Honeynut Squash will grow to be about 12 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 8 feet. When planted in rows, individual plants should be spaced approximately 4 feet apart. This vegetable plant is an annual, which means that it will grow for one season in your garden and then die after producing a crop.

This plant is typically grown in a designated vegetable garden. It should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone over the growing season to conserve soil moisture. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

 
 
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