Delicata Squash.....how do I know when it's ready to be picked?

Ahhhhhhhh, the 64,000 dollar question.

Most backyard gardeners know very little about the DELICATA SQUASH. These little delicate squash are cream or yellow colored with orange spots when they are ripe. It's best to raise them off the ground with some straw or some sort of object to ensure they don't rot while maturing.

DELICATA SQUASH (Cucurbita pepo) is a winter squash with distinctive longitudinal dark green stripes on a yellow or cream colored background. They have a sweet, orange-yellow flesh. It is also known as the peanut squash, Bohemian squash, or sweet potato squash (because they taste similar to a sweet potato).

Although considered a winter squash, DELICATA SQUASH belongs to the same group as all types of summer squash (including pattypan squash, zucchini and yellow crookneck squash).

They are absolutely delicious and easy to grow.

Kim in the Garden ;o)