What it is
Winter Squash (Cucurbita moschata) is in the Cucurbitaceae (Gourd) family. Butternut and other moschata types resist the squash vine borer that kills other squash — and they store all winter.
How to grow it
It wants full sun, water it moderate, deep, and give it rich, warm soil. Target a soil pH around 6.0–6.8. Space plants about 36–48 in apart. Expect roughly 85–110. Warm-season annual.
How it's used
Winter Squash is used: roasted, soups, stored.
🔎 How to identify it
- Big lobed leaves on long vines
- Large orange blossoms
- Hard-shelled tan/green fruit
Edibility
PartsFlesh and seeds
UsesRoasted, soups, stored
CautionNone.
🌤 Before you plant: check the live 7-day garden weather to time it right for frost and heat.
Part of the free Texas Roots plant database, compiled by Jordan Polasek from his greenhouse in El Campo, Texas. Free to read and share. If it helped, the best thanks is to grow something.