http://www.gardenhelp.org/food/when-is-the-right-time-to-harvest-winter-squash/ Free Garden Help from Garden Coaches, Certified Arborists, Award-Winning Landscape Designers, and Other Renowned Gardening Experts Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:11:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.gardenhelp.org/food/when-is-the-right-time-to-harvest-winter-squash/comment-page-1/#comment-34586 Matron Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:27:14 +0000 http://www.gardenhelp.org/?p=151#comment-34586 I try to leave my Winter squash on the vine as long as possible to get them properly ripened. I just have to be careful they don't get any frost! I try to leave my Winter squash on the vine as long as possible to get them properly ripened. I just have to be careful they don’t get any frost!

]]> http://www.gardenhelp.org/food/when-is-the-right-time-to-harvest-winter-squash/comment-page-1/#comment-28598 rhaglund Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:42:41 +0000 http://www.gardenhelp.org/?p=151#comment-28598 Alice, letting any plant ripen fully on the vine can enhance taste. Acorn squash is a good one to store; if you let it ripen and harden a bit on the vine, this can also help its ability to store into winter. However, if they're ripe and you want to eat one early, give it a try! Alice, letting any plant ripen fully on the vine can enhance taste. Acorn squash is a good one to store; if you let it ripen and harden a bit on the vine, this can also help its ability to store into winter. However, if they’re ripe and you want to eat one early, give it a try!

]]> http://www.gardenhelp.org/food/when-is-the-right-time-to-harvest-winter-squash/comment-page-1/#comment-28556 Alice Eppinga Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:49:24 +0000 http://www.gardenhelp.org/?p=151#comment-28556 My acorn squash, which I am growing for the first time, are getting quite large in my northern Greece garden, and I wonder if they should be harvested now rather than waiting until the fall. Does leaving them on the vine change the taste? My acorn squash, which I am growing for the first time, are getting quite large in my northern Greece garden, and I wonder if they should be harvested now rather than waiting until the fall. Does leaving them on the vine change the taste?

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