delicata squash - c. pepo storage duration?

[tjg911]

ok i have waited, today is mid february, it is time for this post.

i have kept 1 delicata squash just to see how long these store. i ate the last 2 about a month ago. initially in the basement i had 10 go bad out of 20 in the 1st 6 weeks! well c. pepo don't store well but 6 weeks! acorn keep to what mid december so i expected delicata to be about the same. i did read somewhere delicata store a long time but figured that was just wrong, they're c.pepo and they do not store very long.

so this last squash has been in the office since halloween or thanksgiving. the temperature has been from 60 to 65. this squash is still in GOOD condition! it is firm and the exterior does not show any sign of spoiling.

the ones in the basement may have gone bad as i would open the basement windows in october to drop the temperature in the basement and they may have been effected by that. i'd do this if the over night temps were below 40 degrees especially if the wind was blowing to force cold air into the basement. they were in boxes not touching each other on the floor on 2 X 6 so they were on on concrete but cold air sinks.

so just how long will delicata squash keep? how long have your delicata kept? i bet you ate them all by now huh? i may have the last delicata grown in the northeast in 2010!