Garhett started kindergarten last week and he's been joining us in the fields for winter squash harvest after school. The afternoons have been warm and dry, the perfect weather to harvest squash. It's a fun activity with the whole crew working together to clip the stems, windrow into long piles, buff the dirt off each squash, and toss them into big bins. We stack these bins in storage so we can distribute them throughout the fall and winter CSA shares.
We grow six different varieties of winter squash. Delicata and spaghetti squash are great for eating in the early fall since they don't store very long. Honeynut, kabocha, and pie pumpkins will appear in your CSA boxes later in the fall, and butternut will hold until winter CSA shares since they are excellent for long term storage.
