Bloomingfields Farm Squash--Butternut Squash, the Bloomingfields Farm long storage strain

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Butternut Squash Cucurbita moschata Bloomingfields Farm Strain Exceptionally long keeping

	Our Bloomingfields Farm Strain of Butternut Squash is an excellent Winter Squash. We harvest it here in Connecticut in early to mid-September, and it can be eaten immediately, or stored easily for many months. Seed of this new strain was selected originally from the well-known Waltham Strain in 1985, and has been selected here at the farm every year since then, for over 20 generations.

Our seed selection criteria Excellent condition after 4 to 12 months of "common storage" at 55 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Very thick neck of 3½ to 4 inches. Length of 8 to 9½ inches. Excellent flavor.

	The Bloomingfields Farm Strain of Butternut Squash is quite uniform in size and shape. Here at the left, we see the 8 to 9½ - inch proportion of a recent harvest. Below is the entire yield of 121 squashes for the same harvest.

At the right, the crop has been divided into 3 groups. First, are the squashes exceeding 9½ inches in length. Second are those pictured above. Third, is a small group measuring less than 8 inches. At the extreme right edge are the only 3 ripe squashes judged to be not marketable.

Seed Organically grown New strain in 2007 Packet of 40 seeds (postpaid). Send check to Bloomingfields Farm, Box 5, Gaylordsville, CT 06755. $6.50

Cucurbita moschata	Butternut Squash	Bloomingfields Farm Strain
Butternut Squash -- NEW, long storage Bloomingfields Farm Strain