Is my spaghetti squash ripe enough?
jennieboyer
11 years ago
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rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
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spaghetti squash harvest?
Comments (3)The rind will become harder as the seeds inside mature, along with the strings that surround them. When fully mature, the rind cannot easily be pierced with a thumbnail, and the rind color usually changes slightly, with most varieties changing to yellow or yellow-cream. You probably have another couple of weeks to wait....See Morespaghetti squash
Comments (1)I've noticed mine going through different color changes too. It seems that the ones that go through more of a green phase also go through a light orange phase as they ripen. It might have to do with temperature, because my first few also went straight to yellow/ripe. Anyway, it seems like they end up yellow eventually, and it probably doesn't affect anything inside the squash....See Morespaghetti squash seedlings - leaves turning pale!
Comments (3)if you used fresh media to start the seed.. like you.. i would also presume it wouldnt wear out inside a few weeks ... i would lean more toward lack of sufficient light ... on a plant that big.. indoors in that size pot ... if you do it again.. start the seed a week or two later.. so you will have a smaller plant to deal with ... is it only the lower .... oldest leaves???: ... if so.. that leads me to low light levels ... are they under lights?? .. how does the light hit the lower leaves .. and if they are in a window .... has the sun risen in the sky.. and they arent getting as much light now???? regardless... they should be outdoors already..in full bright shade.. hardening off to temps and brighter light [perhaps into the garage at night if low temps are expected] ... a few days in bright shade.. and few days in some weak sun [morning and evening] .. and then in the ground within a week ... watching the forecasts for late frosts ... and since you will be planting them.. i would not go dosing them with anything other than some very diluted plant food .... and then only water for the first week or two in the ground ... germination is usually the easiest part.. lol .. its the rest where we screw it up ... and i wouldnt go all batty loving it to death.. now that you got that good looking a plant .. this far ... get it in the ground.. and it will sort itself out.. IMHO .. ken ps: i see flower buds.. properly timed out ... they would not be flowering in the house ... you may lose those flowers due to transplant shock ... dont worry about it... soon enough you will be begging friends to take excess squash away ... lol ...losing one or two early is not a problem .......See MoreSASE Rose of Sharon, Pumpkin, Spaghetti Squash
Comments (3)Hi Ian. I would love whatever you have extra of the squash/ pumpkins. Here's my list if you want something with the envelope. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rzGRQLFfNUkfYXHkKxO-SbqGTaqBsInJJGdq_t13aaw/edit?usp=drivesdk Thanks, Ian....See Morejennieboyer
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