ONE OF THE BEST BUTTERNUT PUMPKINS! WALTHAM IS A SURE-FIRE WINNER FOR SPEED OF PRODUCTION AND FOR BEING SO PROLIFIC! LOTS OF PUMPKINS THAT ARE EXCELLENT KEEPERS! GREAT FOR ALL SORTS OF COOKING FROM SOUPS TO ROASTS!

A prized heirloom Butternut that sets the standard by which other pumpkins are judged. Classically shaped fruit with a small seed cavity so you get more usable pumpkin. Soft yellow flesh and a great nutty flavour. Can be grown along the ground or on a trellis/ wire fencing. Cucurbita moschate.

From the lady in Wogga Wogga:
We had such a bumper crop of Waltham butternut squash that I am trying to find anyone online that got as many fruit per plant. We had 5 plants and took in about 180 pumpkins with the largest weighing in at about 3 kilos. The flavour is absolutely the best. I will be eating them for the next 6 months I hope. I am definitely glad I planted this variety.

Grow Notes
Prefers full sun in moist, well-draining soil.

Susceptible to mildew, water roots not leaves.

Harvest fruit when vine dries out.

Sow
Sow direct in Spring, planting seeds at a depth of 20mm with 100cm plant spacing and 250cm row spacing.

Keep soil moist, not wet.

Germination
5-10 days at 21-35°C

Maturity
90-130 days

SOME SEEDS ARE TREATED SO WE CAN IMPORT THEM – HANDLE WITH CARE – NOT FOR EATING OR FOR ANIMALS.