When to Pick BUTTERCUP SQUASH Not to Be Confused With Butternut
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Luis on Jul 02, 2013They look like Spanish Calabaza yumHelpful Reply
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Berma M on Jul 03, 2013Thank you for the suggestions but this doesn't answer my question becauseHelpful Reply
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AmericanWoman on Jul 03, 2013http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CalabazaHelpful Reply
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Berma M on Jul 03, 2013I do know this is a buttercup squash. I am just unsure of the harvesting. Some sites say they stay on the vine till fall others say when stem gets rough and ready to detach and the tentacles turn brown and wither. My stem does not seem to be ready to detach but does seem like it is getting woody, like a pumpkin. I have not cut it yet because one site said it needed to cure. I just do not know.Helpful Reply
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Marilyn Highley on Jul 03, 2013http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-buttercup-squash.htm I suspect you should leave them on the vine a little longer. They are "winter squash" and need to mature on the vine like a pumpkin does is my understanding, but I have never raised this particular variety. The stems in the pic still look pretty green.Helpful Reply
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Caley's Culinaries on Jul 04, 2013Haven't grown this, but have grown pumpkins and watermelons for sale. Turned out not to be too critical when we harvested them. The watermelon ripened after we picked it and the pumpkin stems hardened. The leftovers of both lasted all winter! I have read the same "curly tendril dies" and "it should slip from the stem" stuff about them. Sometimes when we left them, they got bug and critter damage. Good luck!Helpful Reply
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Berma M on Jul 05, 2013That has been my fear here bugs are starting to get bad and the 97-100 degree days are starting to get pretty regular. Hard to keep watered well in the sandy land. Thanks for the info.Helpful Reply
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Judy on Jul 05, 2013Here's a good video on the subject. Worth watching just to listen to his accent! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT_pxQVbM_c BTW, I wouldn't worry about bugs with the more mature squash. Winter squash have a hard outer shell that few bugs will bother trying to chew through.Helpful Reply
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Berma M on Jul 06, 2013Thank you so much. I came across this video before posting but wasn't too sure of this site. I have since spoken too a tried and true local farmer at the market and she also suggested this mans videos. Apparently he knows his stuff. Thanks again. I cut one up today and roasted it. It needed nothing added to it. YUMMY!!!Helpful Reply
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Dawn Howard on Jul 09, 2013It seems to me that my parents left them in the garden till frost killed the foliage. The skin will be dark. I think these are young. Open a smaller one and see what it looks like inside. You'll find out for sure and if it is usable now -- stir-fry it, grill, or toss it cubed into a soup!Helpful Reply
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