Pyrethrin, spinosad, soaps, row cover, or Blue Hubbard trap crops help prevent damage. Insect Pests: Cucumber beetles, squash bugs, and aphids.
Transplant outdoors after last frost, when soil temperatures reach at least 70˚F. Move transplants outdoors to harden off gradually for 3-5 days, protecting seedlings from wind, strong sun, hard rain and cold. Optimal temperature for germination is 70-90˚F.
Start seeds indoors 2-3 weeks before last frost. Sow 1-2 seeds every 24” thin to one plant every 24”. Sow seeds ½” deep after last frost, when soil temperatures reach at least 70˚F. Remove covers at flowering to ensure pollination and fruit set. Row Covers: Cover young plants to increase early growth and protect from insect pests. Soil Requirements: Fertile, well-drained soils. Fruit: 5-6" long mini butternuts 0.5-1 lbs. Please let us know how it grows at Our 898 seeds were produced in NY. This trial variety invites chefs, growers and eaters to share feedback from the field and kitchen. Still in the experimental phase, the 898 squash is the delicious result: a longer-storing, single-serving butternut packed with flavor and beta carotene.
HONEYNUT SQUASH SKIN
Noticing that the Honeynut’s thin skin caused it to go downhill in storage after November, he continued to tinker, selecting for outstanding flavor along the way. But Mazourek never sees varieties as finished. Robinson and Molly Jahn, at Cornell University. That conversation helped to launch a little squash called the Honeynut, developed by Mazourek and his predecessors, Richard W. For Dan, it was the discovery of a new kind of recipe-one that begins with the seed. For Michael, it launched a new conversation around breeding for flavor. It’s been almost ten years since chef Dan Barber stood in the kitchen with vegetable breeder Michael Mazourek and asked him to build a better butternut squash.
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