Argonaut Hybrid Butternut Winter Squash

Argonaut Hybrid Winter Squash

Outstanding, Sweet Flavor!

Enormous butternut-type

Fruits weigh up to 30 lbs. or more

Small seed cavity and good flavor

Stores up to 8 months

Produces heavy yields

You'll love Argonaut's honey-sweet flavor and meaty texture; tastes much better than older butternut types like Waltham! Enormous butternut type, bright gold fruits are 15-27 in. and weigh 30 lbs. or more. Will hold up to 8 months in storage. Vigorous vines are easy to grow. 140 DAYS.

Product Details

Botanical Name: Cucurbita maxima 'Argonaut'
Height: 18 inches.
Spacing: Plant 6 seeds per hill in hills about 6 feet apart.
Depth: 1 inch. (see planting instruction sheet above)
Spread: Vigorous vines.
Light Required: Full sun.
Yield: Heavy yields.
Color: Bright gold colored fruits.
Foliage: Green foliage.
Blooms: Summer.
Fruit: You'll love Argonaut's honey-sweet flavor and meaty texture; tastes much better than older butternut types like Waltham! Enormous butternut type, bright gold fruits are 15 - 27 inches long and weigh 30 lbs. or more.
Days To Maturity: 140 days. This squash must be started as early as possible. Because it is so large, it takes the full 140 days to mature. See the sheet above if you have some squash that did not have time to ripen before frost.
Zone: 3 - 9 annual

Germination: 8 - 19 days.
Form: Vining, annual.
Flower Form: Yellow blossoms.
Soil Requirements: Well-drained, humus enriched soil.
Growth Rate: Medium to fast growth rate.
Seed Count: Approximately 25 seeds per packet, 1/2 oz. is approximately 110 seeds.
Comments: Argonaut's plant is a vine with a strong canopy and very vigorous. The fruit is cylindrical in shape and bright gold in color with a hard, tough rind which has a smooth texture with sutures. Argonaut's interior is a medium orange color with a very sweet flavor and excellent meaty texture. Suitable for the home garden, this variety has a long shelf life and a small seed cavity on the blossom end. Under proper conditions this squash will store up to 8 months.

Shipping

Most times, orders having items with different shipping schedules are held in full until the entire order is ready to ship based on your grow zone.

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping timeframes outlined below. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August.

Spring 2020 Shipping Schedule
ZONE	SEEDS
1A to 4A	11/1/19 - 6/15/20
4B	11/1/19 - 6/15/20
5A	11/1/19 - 6/15/20
5B	11/1/19 - 6/15/20
6A	11/1/19 - 6/15/20
6B	11/1/19 - 6/15/20
7A	11/1/19 - 6/15/20
7B	11/1/19 - 6/15/20
8A & B	11/1/19 - 6/15/20
9A & B	11/1/19 - 6/15/20
10A & B	11/1/19 - 6/15/20
Last Order Date	6/12/2020

Additional Shipping Notes:

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