Waltham isn't just any butternut, but an improved variety discovered by an amateur breeder named Charles Leggett, who was fooling around with squash in the 1940s on his Stow, Mass., farm, crossing ...

Butternut squash takes 3 to 4 months to fully mature. ... ‘Waltham Butternut,’ typically mature in about 105 days—which is about 15 weeks, or three to four months.

The Waltham Butternut is a light tan-colored winter squash with small seed cavities and thick, cylindrical necks without crooks. The fruits are uniform and average 9-12” long and 3-5 pounds each. The ...

Waltham butternut, originated in in the 1960s in Waltham where it was developed at the Waltham Experiment Station by Robert E. Young who crossed New Hampshire butternut with a neckless moschata ...

Butternut, sometimes referred to as “Waltham butternut” or “butternut pumpkin” can carry a dish with ease, a true icon of cool weather cooking. What to know: ...

The Waltham Butternut tasted like dessert. No wonder that the name is said to have come from the “smooth as butter, sweet as nut” flavor. Today, six months later, ...

Darcy said that that from there, different members from the town, including members of the Waltham Historical Society and the Waltham Land Trust, had been motivated to restore the property to its ...

Waltham isn't just any butternut, but an improved variety discovered by an amateur breeder named Charles Leggett, who was fooling around with squash in the 1940s on his Stow, Mass., farm, crossing ...

The City of Waltham officially closed on the 28-acre property known as the UMASS Field Station on Tuesday, ... including the Waltham butternut squash and the Waltham broccoli were developed.

Plant butternut squash when all danger of frost is past and the soil is well warmed by the sun, about 60-65 degrees. Don’t rush to plant, as the seeds will only germinate in warm soil.

Butternut squash takes 3 to 4 months to fully mature. ... ‘Waltham Butternut,’ typically mature in about 105 days—which is about 15 weeks, or three to four months.