Please allow up to 3 working days for despatch.

Winter Squash Buttercup

Winter Squash Buttercup

Buttercup squash is a winter squash with a delicious dense firm flesh and a superb sweet and nutty flavour. This squash is the ideal choice for uses such as roasting with the Sunday joint, soups and delicious pumpkin pie. It has an unusual flat shape with grey-green coloured skin, and orange flesh. Buttercup squash can reach weights of approximately 1.5kg.

Product Part No: 12316

Pack size: 15 Seeds

In Stock
Price: £1.95
Add to basket

When to Sow

  • Jan
  • Feb
  • Mar
  • Apr
  • May
  • Jun
  • Jul
  • Aug
  • Sep
  • Oct
  • Nov
  • Dec

Additional Details

When to Sow Buttercup Squash Seeds

April to May under glass or Mid-May to June outdoors.

Where to Sow

Sow seed on edge 1.5cm (1/2") deep to prevent rotting in pots or trays during April to May 2.5cm (1") apart under glass at 20°C (68°F) using good quality seed sowing compost. Sow outdoors mid-May to June direct into growing site 1.5cm (1/2") deep 2 to 3 seeds in each position 90-100cm (36-40") apart.

What to do next

Greenhouse sowings should be gradually hardened off once they have developed the first pair of rough leaves and transplanted to growing site in late-May to early-June 90-100cm (36-40") apart once all risk of frost has past. Outdoor sowings should be thinned to one plant per station.

Maturity

September to October

Handy Tip

Fruits store well for use through the winter months. Store in a warm and dry place for up to 5 months.

Nutritional Values

A good source of Vitamins B1 and E and high in antioxidants.

Related products

Picture of Winter Squash Gold Nugget

Winter Squash Gold Nugget

Golden Nugget is very much like its name; its globe shaped fruit boasts a beautifully rich golden orange skin.
Product Code: 12302
Pack: 15 Seeds In Stock
£2.20
Add to basket
Picture of Squash Crown Prince F1

Squash Crown Prince F1

Crown Prince F1 Squash - Renowned for its eating qualities this steel grey skinned squash with deep orange flesh will grow to about 4kg (9lbs) in size.
Product Code: 12348
Pack: 6 Seeds In Stock
£2.65
Add to basket
Picture of Squash Little Gem Rolet

Squash Little Gem Rolet

Squash Little Gem Rolet. Can also be used as mini veg!
Product Code: 12349
Pack: 8 Seeds In Stock
£2.40
Add to basket
Picture of Squash Honey Bear

Squash Honey Bear

An AAS award winner, Honey Bear F1 produces small fruits that are just the right size halved for single servings.
Product Code: 12328
Pack: 10 Seeds In Stock
£2.45
Add to basket
Picture of Winter Squash Bush Baby

Winter Squash Bush Baby

Winter Squash Bush Baby seeds
Product Code: 12330
Pack: 10 Seeds In Stock
£1.95
Add to basket
Picture of Winter Squash Sunshine F1

Winter Squash Sunshine F1

Sunshine Winter Squash is a Kabocha type squash with a beautifully vibrant, bright red to orange skin. It has a deliciously sweet and nutty flavour.....
Product Code: 12329
Pack: 10 Seeds In Stock
£3.30
Add to basket
Picture of Squash Butternut Autumn Crown F1

Squash Butternut Autumn Crown F1

Autumn Crown F1 Butternut Squash is Bred specifically for the UK climate, including the North of England.
Product Code: 12350
Pack: 15 Seeds In Stock
£2.75
Add to basket
Picture of Winter Squash Sweet Dumpling

Winter Squash Sweet Dumpling

Sweet Dumpling squash has an unusual skin colouring of stripes of light and dark green which houses a flesh of creamy orange.
Product Code: 12307
Pack: 15 Seeds In Stock
£2.00
Add to basket
Picture of Winter Squash Golden Hubbard

Winter Squash Golden Hubbard

Golden Hubbard Squash has a vigorous trailing habit producing large, slightly ridged fruits weighing up to 3kg.
Product Code: 12314
Pack: 15 Seeds In Stock
£2.20
Add to basket
Picture of Winter Squash Cornells Bush Delicata

Winter Squash Cornells Bush Delicata

An All America Selection Award Winner, Cornell's Bush Delicata has a beautifully sweet and nutty flavour.
Product Code: 12319
Pack: 15 Seeds In Stock
£2.70
Add to basket
Picture of Winter Squash Blue Kuri

Winter Squash Blue Kuri

Blue Kuri Seeds - Unusual fruits with a blue-grey skin and deep orange flesh. 
Product Code: 12320
Pack: 10 Seeds In Stock
£2.00
Add to basket
Picture of Squash Pink Banana (Cucurbita pepo)

Squash Pink Banana (Cucurbita pepo)

Winter squashes are perhaps the most underrated garden vegetable. Easy to raise and grow, this vegetable is practically pest-free. The squashes the...
Product Code: V12350
Pack: 15 Seeds In Stock
£2.85
Add to basket
Picture of Winter Squash Butternut Hunter F1 (RHS Award of Garden Merit)

Winter Squash Butternut Hunter F1 (RHS Award of Garden Merit)

Winter Squash Butternut Hunter F1. British bred for superior garden performance.
Product Code: 12352
Pack: Seeds 15 In Stock
£2.15
Add to basket
Picture of Winter Squash Uchiki Kuri (Cucurbita Maxima)

Winter Squash Uchiki Kuri (Cucurbita Maxima)

Also called the onion squash because of its shape. Uchiki Kuri squash has a bright orange skin and flesh with a lovely nutty flavour.
Product Code: 12310
Pack: 15 Seeds In Stock
£2.15
Add to basket
Picture of Squash Queensland Blue

Squash Queensland Blue

Queensland Blue is an Australian variety of squash and is simply beautiful and tasty.
Product Code: 12322
Pack: 15 Seeds In Stock
£2.55
Add to basket
Picture of Winter Squash Musquee de Provence

Winter Squash Musquee de Provence

Marquee de Provence are large round, semi-flat scalloped fruits weighing up to 10kg. The skin turns from green to golden brown on maturity.
Product Code: 12323
Pack: 15 Seeds In Stock
£2.10
Add to basket
Picture of Vegetable Spaghetti

Vegetable Spaghetti

Vegetable Spaghetti seeds.
Product Code: 85019
Pack: 8 Seeds In Stock
£2.00
Add to basket
Picture of Winter Squash Turks Turban (Cucubita pepo)

Winter Squash Turks Turban (Cucubita pepo)

Turks Turban are unusual and attractive fruits, highly ornamental and often used for harvest decorations.
Product Code: 12309
Pack: 15 Seeds In Stock
£1.95
Add to basket
Picture of Winter Squash Marina di Chioggia (Kabocha Squash)

Winter Squash Marina di Chioggia (Kabocha Squash)

Marina di Choggia produces medium sized, flattened globe fruits with a unique, knobbly grey-green skin.
Product Code: 12318
Pack: 15 Seeds In Stock
£2.10
Add to basket
Picture of Winter Squash Waltham Butternut

Winter Squash Waltham Butternut

Waltham Butternut Squash has an elongated pear shape which has a light orange golden colour skin.
Product Code: 12301
Pack: 15 Seeds In Stock
£1.95
Add to basket

People Also Bought

Picture of Squash Crown Prince F1

Squash Crown Prince F1

Crown Prince F1 Squash - Renowned for its eating qualities this steel grey skinned squash with deep orange flesh will grow to about 4kg (9lbs) in size.
Product Code: 12348
Pack: 6 Seeds In Stock
£2.65
Add to basket
Picture of Beetroot Boltardy

Beetroot Boltardy

Beetroot Seeds - Boltardy - GARDENER'S CHOICE
Product Code: 10502
Pack: 275 Seeds In Stock
£1.05
Add to basket
Picture of Climbing French Bean Cobra

Climbing French Bean Cobra

Climbing French Bean seeds - Cobra
Product Code: 30229
Pack: 50 Seeds In Stock
£2.75
Add to basket
Picture of Leaf Beet Rainbow Chard

Leaf Beet Rainbow Chard

Leaf Beet seeds - Rainbow Chard.  GARDENER'S CHOICE.
Product Code: 10521
Pack: 125 Seeds In Stock
£2.15
Add to basket