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[Greenthumb83]

I was supposed to pick up 3 last weekend. Then it was 6....I brought home 7. My DH isn't even counting anymore LOL!

 

[Jntnrmn]

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Hey there neighbor! Was them stem brown or still green? When they are done, the stem will dry up.
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Hi @Greenthumb83
Thanks for replying...the stem is green...can I still cook it?

@Greenthumb83

 

[Greenthumb83]

I have not grown acorn squash, but same rules apply. I am growing butternut. I think you can still cook it, but I doubt it will taste good. LG will know better than me. I would probably still try, since it's been picked. But if you search the internet, there may be a way to continue ripening. That may be worth a shot.

 

[Jntnrmn]

I have not grown acorn squash, but same rules apply. I am growing butternut. I think you can still cook it, but I doubt it will taste good. LG will know better than me. I would probably still try, since it's been picked. But if you search the internet, there may be a way to continue ripening. That may be worth a shot.

thank you so much

 

[Greenthumb83]

Yw

I'm reading that you can wash it off and put it in a sunny window, turning every so often.

 

[Jntnrmn]

Yw I'm reading that you can wash it off and put it in a sunny window, turning every so often.

WONDERFUL! I will do that. I'm cooking one now out of curiosity and will put the other one in window. Thanks again! I had just sat down in between supper chores to check the Internet for ripening ideas

 

[lazy gardener]

I have not grown acorn squash, but same rules apply. I am growing butternut. I think you can still cook it, but I doubt it will taste good. LG will know better than me. I would probably still try, since it's been picked. But if you search the internet, there may be a way to continue ripening. That may be worth a shot.

LG is not well versed re: Acorn or Butternut. Not fond of either one. But, that being said, I'm trying a bush BN this season to see if I REALLY don't like them, or just don't like the bland under-ripe ones from the grocery store. Perhaps I'll try Acorn next year. Generally, for the hard winter squash, the longer they can stay on the vine before a killing frost, the better. (I live in snow country. Not sure how harvest goes in southern climes) Under-ripe squash can be picked and served up like zucchini if the season ends before the squash are ready. Half of the fun of growing squash is to see what comes out of the compost pile. One year I had a giant buttercup (green, 22#, from seed saved from squash at a neighbor's road side stand). Saved those seeds, and planted the following year. They produced same form as the parent. Crossed with Red Kuri in my garden. The following year, THOSE seeds produced a 22# RED BUTTERCUP. Seeds from that hybrid reverted to Red Kuri.

Yw

I'm reading that you can wash it off and put it in a sunny window, turning every so often.

Keep us posted re: how that works.

 

[Greenthumb83]

WONDERFUL! I will do that. I'm cooking one now out of curiosity and will put the other one in window. Thanks again! I had just sat down in between supper chores to check the Internet for ripening ideas

How did it turn out? May I ask how you cooked it? My favorite way to have butternut squash is sauteed with some onions and brussel sprouts. Then tossed in cream sauce with some pasta. I can't wait to try homegrown!

 

[Greenthumb83]

The more we plan our landscaping and garden for next spring, the more it seems like a combination of HK and BTE will work best for us. I know for sure we will be doing strawberries in a Hugel bed. I plan to grow my squash and cucumbers vertically. I'd like to make an arch...we will see if it happens lol. Potatoes will be grown in towers. Then we plan to do a BTE garden just for beans (mainly pinto), and another for the rest.

I like the variety of techniques and levels of growth. I also like that I will have very little weeding to do this way. Anyone else do any vertical gardening?

 

[Jntnrmn]

How did it turn out? May I ask how you cooked it? My favorite way to have butternut squash is sauteed with some onions and brussel sprouts. Then tossed in cream sauce with some pasta. I can't wait to try homegrown!

It was pretty good. I baked it at 400 degrees for an hour with butter and brown sugar per a recipe I found on pioneer woman. I'm not a fan of overly sweet things, things like butternut squash and sweet potatoes are perfectly and deliciously sweet as they are so I never add sugar BUT the mister puts sugar and butter on everything, then some more LOL! He actually said he would enjoy eating it again. Next time though, I plan to either sautée or roast mine with butternut squash,red onions, garlic and top it with Parmesan cheese. That's really yummy. And sometimes I sprinkle mine with Italian seasonings I wish I would have planted herbs this year, I bet that would be good with all the squash we have.
Thanks again for your help yesterday. I love spaghetti squash and BN squash but had only ever had the acorn the one time.