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F1 Hybrid Butternut Squash: PUM 888

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F1 Hybrid Butternut Squash: PUM 888

An F1 hybrid butternut squash for sweet, dense orange flesh and fruit that stores well after harvest.

  • CropPumpkin (Cucurbita spp.)
  • Seed typeF1 hybrid
  • Typical crop cycleAbout 85–100 days from sowing to mature fruit
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Overview

PUM 888 is an F1 hybrid butternut squash in Zinbioseed's vegetable seed range. It is a butternut type, with a long neck of dense flesh and a small seed cavity. As an F1 hybrid it grows vigorously and uniformly, giving an even, dependable crop.

Pumpkin — bí đỏ — is valued for its sweet, dense flesh, rich in beta-carotene, and used in soups, stews and desserts. Mature fruit stores well for weeks, giving growers flexibility in when they sell.

Key features

  • Butternut shape: a long neck of dense flesh and a small seed cavity
  • Sweet, dense orange flesh
  • Mature fruit stores well after harvest
  • F1 hybrid vigour: strong, uniform plants and consistent produce

Growing guide

  1. BedsMake raised, well-drained beds, work in well-rotted manure (and lime on acidic soils) and lay plastic mulch to keep weeds down and moisture in.
  2. SowingSoak the seed for 4–6 hours, then sow 1–2 seeds per hole about 2 cm deep, or raise seedlings in trays and transplant them at the first true leaf.
  3. VinesLet the vines run over mulch or straw and cover a few nodes with soil to encourage extra roots.
  4. PollinationHand-pollinate in the early morning if bees are scarce: pumpkin flowers close by midday.
  5. HarvestHarvest when the rind is hard, the colour has fully developed and the stalk has turned corky, then cure the fruit in a dry, shaded place.