OUTSTANDING QUALITIES
- Healthy, productive plants
- Good quality
- Good flavour
Waltham Imported is a superior selection of Cucurbita moschata type butternut with small to medium size. The fruit are very uniform for an open pollinated variety and have good fruit quality. Plants are vigorous and are widely adapted. Yield potential is average, but very good for an open pollinated variety. Fruit weigh 600 – 1 500 g with a cylindrical shape and a bulbous blossom end. The rind is smooth with a tan colour when mature. The mature fruit have a good shelf life and internal quality.
SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS
- Waltham is not suggested for cool season plantings as small fruit are produced
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CHARACTERISTIC* |
WALTHAM |
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KIND |
Open pollinated squash (Cucurbita moschata (Duchesne) Duchesne ex Poiret) |
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TYPE |
Butternut squash |
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MATURITY |
90 - 100 days to harvest as mature fruit |
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SEASON |
Widely adapted for production after danger of frost has passed, but best suited to warm season production |
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PLANT TYPE |
Full vine |
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FRUIT SHAPE |
Cylindrical, with a bulbous blossom end |
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RIND COLOUR |
Tan |
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YIELD POTENTIAL |
20 - 25 t/ha |
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MATURE HARVEST MASS |
600 – 1 500 g in summer |
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SHELF LIFE (MATURE FRUIT) |
Good |
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UNIFORMITY |
Average |
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POPULATION GUIDE |
Final stand of 12 000 – 20 000 plants per ha |
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DISEASE REACTION |
- |
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MARKETS / END USE |
Fresh market |