Winter squash can be preserved indoors for 5-7 months. In this episode I show you how you can tell when the squash can come inside with you.
VIDEO: How to Tell When to Harvest Winter Squash
Winter squash can be preserved indoors for 5-7 months. In this episode I show you how you can tell when the squash can come inside with you.
I just harvested my spaghetti squash this last weekend because the plants were completely dead, same philosophy – if they're ready, great, otherwise the plant is dead anyways! If I understood correctly, I should just eat the ones that weren't quite ready first because they won't keep? Is that right?
Thank you Luke! I always learn so much about gardening from your videos!
Thanks for this informative video. Question, how/what to do with the walnuts? The squirrels get them first they are green and some liquid oozed from it when I tried to open it. Thanks. Waving to you from just west of you
GREAT info! Thank you!
nice. now i know when to pick. sometimes i pick too late lol
I have cushaws, the green stripey ones. They are still not a dark enough green. I hope they are ready in time before it gets too cold. I want to make pies!
The chard looks beautiful!
Are they the same tests for acorn squash?
Hi, My question is about planting Fall Crops. Which crops need a Hard Frost to taste better and Which Fall Crops will need a Frost Protection cover before Hard Frost?
You're lucky getting some rain. Haven't had rain in over a month here in NW Indiana.
I've heard of the thumbnail test but wasn't sure how much pressure to use. That's for explaining that!
I have powdery mildew on my squash plants and I would like to save seeds for my nasturtium flowers and my cilantro, they are planted next to the infected plants. Do you think it would be safe to save seeds or should I just discard them? I do not want to carry powdery mildew to my forever home. Plus we’re moving states next month.
Thanks! Just wondering 'bout this samething today.
I put in raised bed this year. Took all Summer and still not done, however, the first ones I planted as I built and filled. First one has some peas, radished and, apparently, a squash. Probanbly Kershaw-the seed got mixed in and planted by accident about two months ago. Been seeing lots of flowers but zero fruit. I have maybe 60 days before first frosts. Lost cause? I can pull and feed in some Fall/Winter hardy plants. Zone 8.
Currently I have 21 spaghetti squash. 6 plants. 6 squash have been picked. One eaten (so good. Delicious). I have 15 on the vine all looking good. 4 more just pollinated days ago…..I have so many questions at this stage but my main one is ….
why does my fresh pollinated squash look as if it is bubbling aloe out of 2 sides? Is this a symptom of pollinating new ones late in the season or insect?
Also I harvested one squash a lil' early (vine issue if I remember) & has been in the sun for 4 weeks. Still has white spots..will this fully color or is she done?
The one I ate I harvested after this odd one. It looked way more done in less time, however, the one I ate was the first pollinated just harvested after that one.
OMG! Thanks Luke! Just today, I was trying to figure out if my spaghetti squash was ready or not. I'll definitely use your 5 ways to check:)
We had a horrible summer and so many people produced very little. My cucumber and squash all got mildew fought it as best I could maybe produced six cucumbers all summer finally had to pull it. I'm also in zone 3 in Manitoba so you have very little growing time. Most of my female flowers for my spaghetti squash came out so late that I managed to grow five squash in all. One was eating badly by a squirrel the other is I just eventually pulled all the plants so I have 4 decent size squash but they are still green I was told to put them in the sun which is what I did with the first one and it did turn yellow. I accidentally cut the main stem. I also had them growing vertically and was told they shouldn't be hanging. Next year I will have an arch to have them growing on and yes technically they will still be vertical but I'll have to cover them with netting to protect them once they've been pollinated which I had to do all but 1 by hand.
So so many squash never got pollinated it was heartbreaking and I hope it's better next year..
I grew everything from seed which I'm pretty proud of but it was simply too hot and dry over here
One more method is to check the stem leading to the fruit – if it’s as hard as wood and non-dentable with the fingernail it is ready to take off.
Thank you so much for the timely advice. Can you believe I have one from last year? ha!
Ha! We're on the same page. We filmed our video on the harvesting squash last week too! Cheers from Minnesota!
Do these rules apply to all winter squash? I have butter cup winter squash and am not sure
good help.thanks
I like your videos but they'd be a lot better if you did more of a script.
Good demo. Thanks.
Very informative and helpful! Thank you very much!
That Swiss chard is beautiful
If the plant dies off and the squash isn't hardened off, can you still eat it? (Soon after harvest.)
I live in the Caribbean and this squash grew by itself in my driveway is was always white and still is even though it is 22 ins long I did the nail test a d my nail puncture the skin 4ins from the stem
Greast video, thank you