AboutElyse Grau Expertise I can answer most questions on vegetable and fruit growing, in particular those that pertain to the Northwest, Midwest and other cool areas of the country. I prefer to use only organic/natural methods and materials.
Experience I have Master Gardener training and have been gardening for over 25 years. I use organic and natural methods only. I live on 5 acres and have a large vegetable garden, as well as orchard, grapevines and berries.
Question In cleaning up some of the garden the squash vine broke, it had quite a few squash on it. Will they still ripen, how should they be stored? We have several types of squash: delica, acorn, buttercup, butternut, goloden hubbard. Should all of these be picked at the same time?
Thank you!!
Answer Kris:
No, they will not ripen once the vine is cut. Go ahead and cut one though, they may be ripe enough to eat, just not mature enough to store. All the squash will probably ripen around the same time, but you should check the seed packets, catalogs or plant stake to get approximate days to maturity. The various squash will have different ripe coloration. For more on picking squash see this post: http://en.allexperts.com/q/Growing-Vegetables-740/2009/8/butternut-squash-13.htm
