Butterfingers yellow summer squash
Cucurbita pepo 'Butterfingers (F1)'
USDA zones3 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Notes
'Butterfingers' yellow summer squash (Cucurbita pepo 'Butterfingers') is a vegetable for the food garden and containers. It is typically grown as an annual. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, loamy soil. It grows rapidly and blooms from early to late summer. You can pick the squash 52 days after planting.
Pairs well with Sweet Success cucumber, Mountain Magic tomato, and Holy basil.