Squash Seeds – Burgess Buttercup Winter

Burgess Buttercup Winter Squash is a well-known heirloom variety valued for its sweet, fine-textured orange flesh and distinctive green rind with a small button at the blossom end. This vigorous and productive plant is ideal for home gardens, offering excellent storage quality and rich flavor for cool-season harvests.

Features and Specifications:

• Plant Type: Winter squash, heirloom variety

• Variety Name: Burgess Buttercup

• Growth Habit: Vining, spreading plant with strong productivity

• Maturity: 85–100 days from sowing

• Fruit Characteristics: Dark green rind with gray button; orange, sweet, dry flesh

• Storage: Keeps well for extended periods after harvest

• Growing Season: Warm season crop, harvested in late summer to early fall

• USDA Hardiness Zones: 3–10 (grown as annual in all zones)

• Sowing Months:

  • Zones 3–5: Late May–June

  • Zones 6–7: Mid-May–June

  • Zones 8–10: April–June

• Light Requirements: Full sun

• Soil Needs: Rich, well-drained soil with good fertility

• Watering: Moderate, consistent moisture needed for best growth

• Uses: Baking, roasting, soups, and long-term storage for winter meals