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Title: spaghetti squash
Post by: glow777 on July 28, 2006, 10:22:02
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How big does spaghetti squash get and should it be pale blue green - or have I got my squash seeds mixed up!

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Title: Re: spaghetti squash
Post by: tim on July 28, 2006, 10:56:13
12" or so?

Ours tend to be off-white to pale yellow.
Title: Re: spaghetti squash
Post by: dingerbell on July 28, 2006, 10:57:32
 ;D...I don't know but my Lasagne Bush is going great guns, alongside my Macaroni Vine... ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: spaghetti squash
Post by: glow777 on July 28, 2006, 11:21:13
Quote from: tim on July 28, 2006, 10:56:13
12" or so?

Ours tend to be off-white to pale yellow.

Ah that's sounds like it

ta Tim
Title: Re: spaghetti squash
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on July 28, 2006, 14:39:23
Mine have always been yellowish. I spotted a couple of small ones coming the other day. That only leaves the butternut squash which hasn't started making fruit yet.
Title: Re: spaghetti squash
Post by: theothermarg on July 28, 2006, 17:55:28
seriously how big does veg spag (small labels) get it,s in between my sweetcorn and doing rather well ;D do I stop it after so many ? one bit is climbing up the water butt. I don,t spoil my veg with watering too much so it,s in to self service!
Title: Re: spaghetti squash
Post by: jennym on July 28, 2006, 21:42:40
Growing spaghetti squash for the first time this year, and its very vigorous - have about 4 decent sized fruit on one, and I'm going to nip the end off soon.
Title: Re: spaghetti squash
Post by: Sarah-b on July 29, 2006, 21:14:30
Hi there,
I've grown spaghetti squash twice in the past and have just let it romp away. you can eat it at practically any size. I have left them to be about a foot in length - that seems to be about right. They keep really very well - for severaly months - but they need to have thick skins first, so if you want to keep them let them ripen a bit first.
To cook, you can bring to the boil an simmer, or bake it in the oven - they can take about 45 mins. In the oven, stab them first...

sb
Title: Re: spaghetti squash
Post by: djbrenton on July 30, 2006, 07:44:31
Mine are pale blue green too.
Title: Re: spaghetti squash
Post by: theothermarg on July 30, 2006, 21:16:36
thanks sarah b I was wondering what to do with them I understand they don.t have much taste but they look very good on the lotty I,m also growing some walking stick cabbages which could go to 10foot  anything for attention ;D
Title: Re: spaghetti squash
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on July 30, 2006, 23:53:31
They're pretty bland, but the other side of that is that they go with loads of things.