"Bright yellow fruits have white flesh with firm texture and sweet, nutty flavor. Prolific plants with single-stem habit, have a long harvest period. Butterstick hybrid produces a yellow straight-neck squash on a zucchini type plant. Proven tops for performance, flavor and wide adaptability. Burpee bred. Ready to harvest starting in just 50 days.
GARDEN HINTS: After danger of frost, sow 3-4 seeds in groups 3-4' apart or sow 6"" apart in rows, later thinning to 18"" apart. Grow in full sun.
Sorry, plants CANNOT be sent to AK, AZ, CA, HI or NV. "
Average Customer Rating:
4.9 out of 5
11 of 11 (100%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Best Squash,
July 10, 2009 Submitted byb58red from Alabama
"The Butterstick Hybrid is the only squash I grow every year because it is a consistent huge producer and so versatile. If you want a Zucchini you've got it, if you want a summer squash to stew down just add a little sugar, and for grilling it is tops. Make sure you allow for huge plants that will grow up to 10 ft long in a hot climate like the deep south. If you plant them too close you will have problems with powdery mildew as they get larger and crowd each other. I recommend starting them in cups in the greenhouse and setting them out after all danger of frost is past. I usually plant them 3 to 4 feet apart and try to encourage every other one to grow in the opposite direction of the one next to it The biggest problem is stem borers that will cause them to wilt and eventually die unless you cut off all of the leaves near where the borer has attacked and bury a foot or two of the stem then water daily until it recovers to produce a continuing huge crop. I cannot eat or give them away fast enough when they are in peak production. Everyone I have given them to says they are the best squash they have ever eaten."
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Very skilled
State of residence:
AL
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
10+ years
Great Plant,
February 28, 2009 Submitted bySeleth from Abilene TX
"I only planted 1 seed of this zucchini in my raised box garden. In no time at all the single plant had taken over the entire box with wonderful giant leaves and beautiful yellow fruit. This was such a high producer I was picking 2 - 3 zucchini about every 3 to 4 days. I had a hard time using all the fruit from just this one plant. I grilled, boiled, pickled and used in salads as much as I could and had to give lots of the fruit away. I will definately plant this variety again and make sure I have proper space for it, as it gets very large."
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
TX
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
5-10 years
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Typical size of fruit if left 4 days on vine
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Smaller fruit on vine 2 days, larger one was on 5 days
Wow do they ripen fast!,
October 23, 2008 Submitted byBirdie from Central Texas
"I was blown away by this veggie! I'm a new gardener, so I didn't know what to expect from squash plants, but I just couldn't believe how BIG the squash got in just a couple of days! I would say they averaged 8-9" fruits!
I really had to keep an eye on them so the cucumber beetles (nasty little biting devils) wouldn't get more squash than me, but I only used an organic spray of bitter oils to fight pests.
I even thought the thorny plants looked nice enough that I could plant them in the front yard next year. :)"
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Beginner
State of residence:
TX
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
0-1 years
Great producer,
October 23, 2008 Submitted byYardner from Southern Ohio
"I've had a lot of success with this one. Though yellow zuke isn't my favorite, this is the one I plant. Its easy to grow and doesn't require a lot of plants to provide that yellow color to your favorite squash dish."
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Large Garden
Gardening skill:
Very skilled
State of residence:
OH
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
5-10 years
YUM!!,
October 1, 2008 Submitted byHocusPocus from Maryland
"These plants are easy to grow and the squash is delicious. I love eating them raw (sliced very thin) tossed with olive oil and chardonay vinegar."
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Containers
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
MD
Types of plants:
Flowers
Gardening experience:
1-5 years
Like these BETTER !!!,
July 6, 2008 Submitted byzosoisme from mass
"read my review on the burpee GOLDEN variety and just double all the niceties for this variety... these are truly a gift from a higher authority.... we grille lots of these and use them in a "sort of" Ratatouille, they're deliciously sweet and beautiful to behold.... course ya gotta like YELLOW !!! I DO !! it's a very HAPPY color...."
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Very skilled
State of residence:
MA
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
10+ years
Love these....!!,
January 27, 2008 Submitted byTomatoBug from Mount Upton, NY
"These are my favorite squash. They are very creamy and buttery tasting. They are very productive as plants. They pair up nicely with Slender Gem zucchini ....and try a stir fry with both. You won't be sorry! :)"
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Large Garden
Gardening skill:
Very skilled
State of residence:
NY
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
10+ years
This is the yellow one to grow,
January 16, 2008 Submitted byLakeErieGarden from Lorain, OH
"I always plant one or two yellow colored Zucchini and this is all around the best one. Really good taste and like most Zukes, really prolific. This does have a truly good flavor, doesn't taste all watered down."
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
OH
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
5-10 years
Tastey!,
December 29, 2007 Submitted byNJdean from Northwest New jersey
"Planted this hybrid last year (2007). Great seed germanation, fast grower. Hugh yields from just a few plants. kept producing right up to first frost. Not much damage from squash vine borer. Flavor of zucchini best I ever had. even when giving away "extra" zucchini, no one ran away from getting too much, had no problem finding repeat takers"
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Large Garden
Gardening skill:
Very skilled
State of residence:
NJ
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
10+ years
Beautiful & Yummy,
August 2, 2006 Submitted byHappyDancer from Bellefonte
Plant performance:
5
out of 5
Taste:
5
out of 5
Yield:
5
out of 5
"These are prolific and very attractive plants. I have 3-4 plants on each of two hills (2 feet in diameter). The fruit flesh is pretty smooth. I don't have a lot of blemishes, either, so they're rather photogenic!
I recommend these. It's my first sucess growing squash other than zuchinni. I'm glad I went with Burpee seeds this year; otherwise, I'd probably have nothing again."
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
PA
Gardening experience:
1-5 years
July 19, 2006 Submitted byPartTimer from Anahuac, Tx
Plant performance:
5
out of 5
Taste:
5
out of 5
Yield:
5
out of 5
"This Zuchini Butterstick Hybrid was planted by mistake. I planted the seeds thinking that they were the Straight neck summer squash. I did not check the package until after they started producing. I was pleasantly supprised with the outcome. These plants out grew and out produced any other type of squash that I have ever planted. The taste was no differant than the Straight Neck Squash. The size was slightly larger than the standard summer squash that I am use to planting. I will be planting them again rather than the standard Straight Neck or Crook Neck Summer squash."
7 of 7 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
TX
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
5-10 years
