When to harvest winter squash – and store them properly for months of produce

Pumpkin, spaghetti squash and butternut squash

There are certain types of squash that are classed as winter squash, these can include pumpkins, butternut squash, spaghetti squash, acorn squash and more. They all have a long growing season, being planted out after the last frost and harvested in late summer or fall before the frosts return again. 

If you are growing pumpkins, or any other winter squash, then they tend to take around 100 days to be ready to harvest and the rind’s hardness and color are great indicators of when the squash is ripe and ready to pick.