Huge Fruits with Sweet Flavor!

Argonaut Hybrid Winter Squash Seed

Huge Fruits with Sweet Flavor!

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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

Produces enormous 15-27 inch butternut-type fruits with an amazing honey-sweet flavor that's much better than older butternut types such as Waltham. Fine-textured fruits can be used instead of pumpkin in recipes such as pies and soups. Argonaut is a sun-loving variety with a small seed cavity and delicious, medium-orange flesh. Individual fruits can weigh over 30 lbs. and will hold well in storage for up to 8 months. The vigorous vines are resistant to squash vine borer, have a strong canopy and are easy to grow. Heavy yields guaranteed! 140 DAYS.

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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: 20 pounds per 100 foot row.
Color: Bright gold colored fruits.
Size: 25 Seed Pkt
Blooms: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, All Summer
Fruit: Large, butternut type, bright gold fruits are 15-27 inches and weigh 30 lbs. or more. Delicious, honey-sweet flavor and meaty texture.
Days To Maturity: 140 Days
Zone: 3-9

Germination: 7 - 10 Days
Form: Vegetable, fruits, squash, Winter
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.
Foliage: Green foliage.