Honeynut Butternut Squash Seed

Why Grow Honeynut Butternut Squash?

Compact & Sweet Honeynut Butternut Squash is a unique open-pollinated variety bred for rich flavor and convenient, personal-sized fruits. Developed by Cornell University, this mini butternut produces uniform, classic-shaped squash that average just 4–5 inches long and weigh between 0.5–1 pound—perfect for single meals or small households.

Dense, Nutritious Flesh with Excellent Storage Honeynut Butternut Squash is known for its deep, rich flavor and dense, meaty texture, making it a favorite for roasting, baking, and soups. The fruits store well after harvest, allowing you to enjoy them long after the growing season ends. With good resistance to powdery mildew and consistent, uniform production, Honeynut is an excellent choice for gardeners who want high-quality, flavorful squash in a smaller, easy-to-use size.

Honeynut Butternut Squash Growing Tips

• When to Plant Butternut Squash

Butternut squash is a "warm season" vegetable that can be started indoors and transplanted, or directly sewn in the garden once the risk of frost has passed in the early spring months. Butternut squash typically take 110 days or more to mature, so be sure to plant early enough if you live in a climate with milder summers. You'll need at least 110 days of warm weather to produce a nice harvest of butternut squash.

Butternut squash plants can get quite large and will require a significant of space in your backyard garden. We don't recommend planting pumpkins near other vegetables because the Butternut squash vines will cover and smother nearby plants. If possible, dedicate a separate garden plot to butternut squash.

• How to Fertilize Butternut Squash

It's always a good idea to apply some pre-plant fertilizer to the soil when planting butternut squash. We like to add  Coop Gro organic fertilizer in the planting furrow or over an entire garden plot before planting. This ensures the plants have the right nutrients to put down roots in their new soil.

Fruiting vegetables like butternut squash will benefit from something called "spoon feeding." This process involves frequent fertilizations at lower concentrations, as compared to fertilizing them heavily once.

Once your butternut squash plants start to develop vines, feed them again with a relatively balanced fertilizer. We like to sprinkle Coop Gro around the plants or make a liquid solution of AgroThrive Fruit & Flower and pour that alongside the plants. Healthy, dark green butternut squash plants will be more tolerant of pest and disease pressure as they grow. It's important to feed them well early, because they're tough to fertilize once the vines have covered the soil.

*To learn more about growing butternut squash and/or pumpkins, watch this video.

• Harvesting Butternut Squash

Butternut squash are ready to harvest when you see the following signs. The plants will usually start to die back as they reach or exceed their listed maturity date. The butternut squash will also turn from green to their final color. The skins should be tough and unable to be scratched with your fingernail. Lastly, the stems will harden to the point where you need pruning shears to cut and harvest the butternut squash.

Wait until a vast majority of the butternut squash in your plot have matured, then harvest them all at one time. Store butternut squash in a cool dry place where they can be enjoyed for many months to come!