how do i know when my acorn squash is ripe?
Answers:
On the acorn squash, the stem will turn brown.
Other answers:
Check the two links below -- one is a forum where they are having a wonderful time discussing growing acorn squash, the other is a link to a photo of one of the squash someone had just picked as ripe.
Winter squash can be harvested whenever the fruits have turned a deep, solid color and the rind is hard.
And this is what another forum had to say to a similar question:
"If the stem that attaches the squash to the vine is withered looking and tough and the squash is dark green, I would cut it off and EAT It. This may prod the vine to get producing. No, it is not unusual for plants to be all in different stages or to be mostly all in the same stage. The plant will grow until hard frost kills it."
Check the two links below -- one is a forum where they are having a wonderful time discussing growing acorn squash, the other is a link to a photo of one of the squash someone had just picked as ripe.
Winter squash can be harvested whenever the fruits have turned a deep, solid color and the rind is hard.
And this is what another forum had to say to a similar question:
"If the stem that attaches the squash to the vine is withered looking and tough and the squash is dark green, I would cut it off and EAT It. This may prod the vine to get producing. No, it is not unusual for plants to be all in different stages or to be mostly all in the same stage. The plant will grow until hard frost kills it."