Winter Squash, Waltham Butternut

Waltham is the most popular butternut variety. Period. It was an All-American Selections winner back in 1970, meaning its been tested for best garden performance and obviously succeeded then and now, 40+ years later.  The solid 9" fruits weigh in around 4 - 6 pounds and have a very small seed cavity, brilliant orange flesh and a tan skin.  The flavor is sweet, smooth and slightly nutty.  Excellent for butternut squash soup, or literally any type of baking (pie too!).   Plants thrive in full sun and well-draining, fertile soil.  Mulching at the base of the plant helps retain soil moisture throughout the growing season.  Squash benefits from being irrigated at the soil level to prevent foliar* diseases. *Note that most all squash varieties will get powdery mildew in our climate, but that this does not ruin the quality of the fruits...its just a fact of life around here in the Willamette Valley, because we have the type of climate that favors its growth.      Grow your vines up a trellis