Your top winter squash varieties, and why? - Page 2

Rockporter · August 12, 2017

I am so confused on "Winter Squash" When do you plant it?

Ricky Shaw · August 12, 2017

I think it means it ripens more slowly and the squash keeps edible into the Winter. I've not grown any, just summer squash and zucchini for me, so I may wrong in my interpretation.

Dak · August 13, 2017

Winter squash does sound like a misnomer, as it could imply it's grown during the winter. It's planted in the spring, after the last frost, just like zucchini. Most, but not all, winter squash are picked right after the first frost, when the vines have died back and the skins hardened.

Rockporter · August 13, 2017

Okay, now I know when to plant mine. Thanks!

August 12, 2017	#16
Rockporter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas Coastal Bend Posts: 3,205	I am so confused on "Winter Squash" When do you plant it? __________________ In the spring at the end of the day you should smell like dirt ~Margaret Atwood~

August 13, 2017	#19
Rockporter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas Coastal Bend Posts: 3,205	Okay, now I know when to plant mine. Thanks! __________________ In the spring at the end of the day you should smell like dirt ~Margaret Atwood~

August 12, 2017	#17
Ricky Shaw Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Zone 6a Denver North Metro Posts: 1,910	I think it means it ripens more slowly and the squash keeps edible into the Winter. I've not grown any, just summer squash and zucchini for me, so I may wrong in my interpretation.

August 13, 2017	#18
Dak Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: CA Posts: 494	Winter squash does sound like a misnomer, as it could imply it's grown during the winter. It's planted in the spring, after the last frost, just like zucchini. Most, but not all, winter squash are picked right after the first frost, when the vines have died back and the skins hardened.