General information and discussion about cultivating melons, cucumbers, squash, pumpkins and gourds.
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August 4, 2010 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: zone 5b northwest connecticut
Posts: 2,570
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when to harvest delicata squash?
i have 2 very healthy plants and i see several big squash in there!
i looked at a couple of seed catalogs and it looks like there are a few different strains of delicata winter squash. i bought my seeds at pinetree garden seeds in maine. dtm is 97. when i grow butternut i know when to take them off the vine based upon appearance and the fact the vines are dying off. how do i know when these are ready to pick? my guess is when the vines are dying off around the 2nd to 3rd week in september same as butternut. also being a pepo variety iirc these do not store well. how long do they store about 3 months? 4 months? thanks, tom
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