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NZ heritage butternut pumpkin Nz Heritage Butternut Pumpkin

Cucurbita moschata

A variety of butternut squash

How to sow NZ heritage butternut pumpkin: Direct seed. If planting indoors, harden off before transplanting seedlings outside.

Sun requirement for NZ heritage butternut pumpkin: Plant in Full Sun

A small, sweet, good-flavoured butternut from seed supplied by Ross Stringer of Helensville. It keeps well if grown in mineral-rich soil. Cucurbita moschata does not cross with maxima or pepo, which helps with seed saving. Transplant at 1 m.

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Lifespan

Annual living and reproducing in a single year or less

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Ecological requirements

Data from the FAO EcoCrop database for Cucurbita moschata Duch ez Poir

Family / Taxonomy Magnoliopsida
Dilleniidae
Violales
Cucurbitaceae
Optimal temperature 20 - 30 °C
Absolute temperature 10 - 40 °C
Optimal rainfall 600 - 1600 mm/year
Absolute rainfall 300 - 2800 mm/year
Optimal soil pH 5.5 - 7.5
Absolute soil pH 4.5 - 8.3
Crop cycle 80 - 140 days
Max altitude 2400 m
Life form vine
Life span annual
Habit climber/scrambler/scadent
Optimal soil depth deep (>>150 cm)
Optimal soil texture medium, organic
Optimal soil fertility high
Optimal soil drainage well (dry spells)
Optimal soil salinity low (<4 dS/m)
Photoperiod short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours)
Optimal light clear skies

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) ECOCROP, the crop ecological requirements database. Version 1. https://data.apps.fao.org/catalog/dataset/ecocrop. Accessed through the CGIAR Climate Action Data Hub, https://cgiar-climate-data-hub.github.io/catalog/ecocrop_1/.

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