Please check settings. I hope someone will give me a hint!!! Thanks so much. I live in N. Nevada Jim. Butternut and Blue Hubbard are winter squashes. Harvest winter squash when the shell or skin is hard enough that you cannot dent it with your fingernail. All of your winter squash should be harvested as soon as the first light frost comes and kills the vines. If a frost threatens, cover the squash. Curing winter squash will sweeten the flesh while toughening the skin for storage.
Out of the garden, store winter squash in a cool, well-ventilated place. You can wipe the skin with a weak bleach solution to help prevent rot. Hi this is Jim again, and I wanted to update you on the squash. The temp. I covered the garden with a tarp the first night, but the next morning I went to check, and it looked as if they froze on the top part that was touching the tarp. So I took all the squash off the vine, blue hubbard, and butternut. I think alot of the butternut is O. I cleaned them all, wrapped them in news paper, and put them in our back bedroom.
Does that sound alright, or do I need to unwrap them, and set them out, but I cannot set them outside, because they will freeze. Will they ripen like this, or am I fighting a loosing battle? Thanks Jim. To tell if winter squash is ready for use rap on it with your knuckles. If the squash is hard, it should be ready. You can always use the taste test: choose a squash for the kitchen and prepare a simple dish to test the flavor.
All in all, it sounds like you got the crop in on time. When you cover winter crops with cloth, be sure to set up a temporary frame so that the cloth does not touch the crop and act as a wick to deliver the freeze to the crop. You can leave the just harvested squash in the back bedroom for a week or so to cure; just open the blinds so that the light hits the squash. Some studies say winter squash does not need to be cured, but stored in a dry spot where temperatures range in the 40s and 50s.
So if your back bedroom is warmer, move the squash to a cooler location until you are ready to use them. Allow the air to circulate freely around the squash. As for next year, you might want to start your squash indoors next spring—4 to 5 weeks before the last expected frost.
Three weeks after the last frost in spring, set the transplants into the garden. Winter squash can take from 60 to days to reach harvest. This is Jim again, I took your advise, and cut one of the hubbards in squares, and cooked it, well about a third of it they are soooo!!!! I thank you for your tips, and all your help, you just made the day for me, and I will not be affraid to grow any type of squash from now on.
I do recomend the blue hubbard to anyone that has the space to grow one, but just remember blue hubbards are BIG!!! I guess my last question is how do I store the sqash that I have already cut? You can can or freeze winter squash, pumpkin, banana, hubbard, and butternut squashes.
Place the cleaned rind-flesh-strips in a steamer over boiling water or boil in small amount of water until the flesh is soft. Scrape the flesh from the rind and press through a colander or mash. Put the flesh into a pan and bring to boiling, stirring. Pack hot into jars to within half an inch from the top of the jar. Add a half teaspoon of salt to pint jars; add 1 teaspoon of salt to quarts. Use a good reference book on canning to make sure you are canning safely.
There can be health risks if you get it wrong. Cut into strips or chunks and boil in a small amount of water until the flesh is soft. Scrape the flesh from the rind and mash or puree ; cool the flesh. Pack in ridgid freezer containers to freeze; allow room a the top of the container for the squash to expand when it freezes.
Label and freeze immediately. I grew only these two maximas last year and saved seeds from both. I planted some of each this year, as well as original seeds of the two varieties. These resemble Buttercup, but much larger with lighter skin and no button. Flavor and texture remain to be tested this fall. I have read elsewhere that Baby Blue is not as good flavored as the larger variety. Perhaps it is. Do you know? That cross was first done at the University of New Hampshire in Bush Buttercup is a full-sized buttercup squash.
I have seen the flavor of the Baby Blue described as excellent and as less than excellent. Usual seed life: 2 years. If striped or spotted cucumber beetles appear, control as early as possible.
Powdery mildew — avoid wetting foliage if possible. Water early in the day so that above ground parts of the plants dry as quickly as possible. Avoid crowding plants and eliminate weeds around plants and garden area to improve air circulation. Viral disease — remove and destroy entire infested plant along with immediately surrounding soil and soil clinging to roots. Companion Planting Companions: corn, lettuce, melons, peas, and radish. Avoid planting squash near Brassicas or potatoes.
Borage is said to improve the growth and flavour of squash. Marigolds and nasturtium repel numerous squash pest insects. More on Companion Planting. Quick Facts: Orange flesh and blue skins Small kg lb squash Outstanding keeping ability Open-pollinated seeds Matures in days. Add to Wishlist Added to Wishlist. Description: C. Matures in days. Open-pollinated seeds We regret that no more of this product will be available for We hope to offer it again next season.
Allow Substitutions. Allow Backorder. Become a Master Gardener. Home How to grow baby blue hubbard Cucurbita maxima. How to grow baby blue hubbard Cucurbita maxima. Harvesting Harvest when fruits are full size and the rinds cannot be easily dented with a fingernail. Description A standard Hubbard squash can grow to weigh pounds. Connection to Extension Baby blue hubbard is one of the seeds offered by Strawbery Banke Museum through our free seed for education program.
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