Spaghetti Squash

  • 2 Replies
  • 1504 Views
*

carolski

  • Newbie
  • *
  • 4
Spaghetti Squash
« on: October 05, 2009, 19:49 »
I am just so excited, I took the advice given re the pollinating trick with my old makeup brush on the spaghetti squash plants..I went away on holiday for 2 weeks and have come back to 8 good size fruits.....wonderful! Now i need to know what i do know as i'm concerned that they may get eaten or go rotton once this great weather spell has passed.

 :D :D :D
Help please!
Carole

*

Elcie

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Location: Milton Keynes
  • 1946
Re: Spaghetti Squash
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2009, 23:00 »
How exciting!  I saw seeds for these yesterday and was tempted.

Not sure what the specific advice would be for that variety but have a look at the plant.  If that looks healthy then you are ok for a little while yet.  My BNS plants looked terrible and dying so I took the squash off and they are ripening on my windowsill but there were already pretty ripe so I guess it depends on how ripe yours are?

*

mumofstig

  • Global Moderator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Location: Kent
  • 58191
Re: Spaghetti Squash
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2009, 23:11 »
Where are you carol cos it is getting cold quickly in the north :ohmy: and i wouldn't want a frost to spoil them. Have some fleece or a cloche handy!
You can pick and eat them at any time,if they are big enough, but to store they need to be really ripe.
Are they changing colour at all...going yellowish/pale orange  i think those ones go?  If they are I would cut them with a t-bar handle of stem and bring them inside, in windowledge or greenhouse.
The skins end up quite hard for storage after a week or 2.


xx
Spaghetti Squash

Started by carolski on Grow Your Own

5 Replies
1977 Views
Last post October 01, 2009, 11:50
by carolski
xx
spaghetti squash

Started by biosolids on Grow Your Own

2 Replies
1308 Views
Last post July 20, 2007, 14:55
by David.
xx
Spaghetti Squash

Started by jimpojimpo on Grow Your Own

2 Replies
1059 Views
Last post August 25, 2012, 21:39
by jimpojimpo
xx
spaghetti squash

Started by pawsnclaws on Grow Your Own

21 Replies
6920 Views
Last post January 29, 2010, 20:03
by Joseph
 

Page created in 0.667 seconds with 38 queries.

Powered by SMFPacks Social Login Mod
Powered by SMFPacks SEO Pro Mod |