butternut squash Canada Crookneck

Cucurbita moschata, Cucurbitaceae

The 'Canada Crookneck' butternut squash is a very old variety that originated as the Butternut type. Its light-yellow, thin-skinned fruit has a twisted neck if left to crawl on the ground. Commercially introduced to the U.S. in 1834, it has been praised ever since for its resistance to drought and predators, as well as for the quality of its sweet, fine-grained orange flesh. The Iroquois people cultivated a similar squash in Quebec. Rather early: 100 to 110 days to maturity from direct sowing.

15 seeds

Locally-sourced artisanal seeds produced in Ste-Louise, Qc, by SOLSTICE CANNABIS