Botanical name
Cucurbita moschata 'Hunter'
Other names
Squash 'Hunter', Butternut squash 'Hunter', Winter squash 'Hunter'
Genus
Variety or Cultivar
'Hunter' _ 'Hunter' is a tender, trailing annual grown as a vegetable crop with broadly ovate to kidney-shaped, velvety, mid-green leaves and yellow-orange flowers in summer followed by elongated, pear-shaped, edible, pale brown fruit with yellow-orange flesh, ready for harvest from late summer into autumn.
Native to
Garden origin
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Trailing
Awards
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
COLOUR
Flower
Yellow in Summer
Foliage
Green in Spring; Green in Summer; Green in Autumn
HOW TO CARE
Watch out for
Specific diseases
General care
Propagation
Sow indoors approx. 3 weeks before the last spring frost date. Needs a minimum of 13C(55F) to germinate. Plant out once danger of frost is past. Direct sow when soil is at least 18C (65F).
Propagation methods
Seed
WHERE TO GROW
Cucurbita moschata 'Hunter' (Squash 'Hunter') will reach a height of 0.45m and a spread of 2m after 1 year.
Suggested uses
Add to salads, Beds and borders, Flavouring food and drinks
Cultivation
Plant in deep, fertile, sandy, and preferably slightly acid soil in a sunny, sheltered site. Grows best when temperatures are 18-21C (64-70F). Feed regularly when fruit begins to swell. Approximately 95 days to maturity.
Soil type
Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Neutral
Light
Full Sun
Aspect
South, West
Exposure
Sheltered