Waltham Butternut Squash

Vigorous and dependable with abundant 8-9" fruits with sweet, orange flesh. Terrific for baking. Properly stored, the fruits are great keepers. The very hard stems on these plants make them particularly resistant to squash vine borers. Waltham Butternut was an All American Selection in 1970. This variety was bred in the 1940s by Charles Leggett of Stow, Massachusetts, who shared it with the agricultural research station in Waltham, Massachusetts where it was further selected and refined by Professor Robert Young. Mr. Leggett was an insurance man, and happened to breed one of the best winter squashes out there in his free time. He is said to have named it because it is "smooth as butter, sweet as a nut." The land where he grew this squash is now an 18-hole golf course called Butternut Farm Golf Club. Thank you Mr. Leggett for your amazing work! It is a hole in one. Days to maturity: 85-105 Seeds per pack: 30 Germination rate: 89% on 03/17/2025 Planting / harvesting notes Direct sow in w