Butternut squash cultivation report

It looks like a gourd, but it’s actually a squash.

Hello! I’m Layla, the butternut squash fairy. At first glance, butternut squash looks like a gourd, but it’s actually a pumpkin. Made in the USA, this oddly shaped variety is low in fiber and, as the name suggests, has a nutty richness and sweetness. Contrary to its funny shape, its vitality is strong, and it grows wild even in poor soil and produces a lot of pumpkins. Enjoy the world of butternut pumpkins that are delicious to eat and grow to give you energy!

Butternut squash “almost weekly” cultivation report

3/12start
Seed planting
Layla
This shape! This is proof of squash. I remember when I used to make dolls, I used pumpkin seeds to express teeth.
3/19
Does not germinate
Layla
Take root slowly…
3/26
Germination!
Layla
Sow seeds and germinate in 2 weeks. Futaba is thick and energetic.
4/5
Leaves start to grow
Layla
Futaba butternut squash is durable and long-lasting. I’ve grown so big.
4/9
More leaves open
Layla
New leaves are formed, but the first leaves are still healthy.
4/16
Leaves start to grow
Layla
When the squash’s peculiar fan-like leaves come out, it’s time to grow. Plant it in the ground soon.
4/23
Ground planting
Layla
Here the main role is a baton touch to the new leaves. The leaves will start to grow.
4/30
Leaves start coming out
Layla
From the middle of the stock, it will appear energetically one by one. You should fertilize it here to help it grow.
5/7
Large leaves and thick stems
Layla
It’s starting to look a lot like vegetables.
5/14
Larger leaves and thicker stems
Layla
It really looks like a tengu fan, doesn’t it?
5/21
the stem crawls out of the ground.
Layla
It’s finally starting to grow sideways.
5/28
Crawls on the ground and stretches sideways
Layla
A large field will be swallowed by the green leaves of this butternut squash in no time. I feel a strong, strong life force.
6/4
Flowering
Layla
Yellow flowers that suddenly start to bloom one after another from the branches of the stem that extends vertically and horizontally. The unique wrinkly flowers have male and female flowers, and when the base of the female flower swells, the pumpkin finally appears.
6/11
Butternut squash appears!
Layla
Look at the base of the flower, it has swelled into a gourd shape unique to butternut squash.
6/18
Getting bigger and bigger
Layla
It’s amazing to see how it’s getting bigger and bigger.
6/25
Begins to become a dessert color
Layla
When it starts to change to a nice color, it’s almost time to harvest. Around this time, the leaves have finished their role and started to wither, which is also a sign of harvest.
7/2
Harvest
Layla
The odd-shaped squash are finally harvested! “Long!” “That’s long.” There are seeds in the rounded part.
The color and shape are like a gourd, but don’t worry. The taste is solid, creamy and delicious squash.

Butternut squash cultivation point

It has vitality and grows stably in a relatively short period of time from germination to harvest even in poor soil. Additional fertilization will result in more flowers and a higher yield. Recommended for beginners.

Cultivation difficulty：★★★★☆