Episode 13: Winter Squash
Encyclopedia Botanica
English - September 16, 2016 16:30 - 25 minutes - 45.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 271 ratingsDesign Arts Leisure Hobbies gardening organicgardening vegetablegardening Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The ‘winter’ in winter squash refers to the time of year the crop is eaten, rather than planted. The winter squash category includes to storage squashes (butternut, spaghetti, and acorn), as well as pumpkins. In today’s episode, we cover everything you need to grow perfect winter squashes, including the lifecycle of the plant, when to harvest, and how the fruits should be cured for storage.