Author: Lorraine Wade

Do I need to blanch butternut squash before freezing? Blanching can always be great for preserving vegetables. However, if you plan to use your squash in the next 6 months, blanching isn’t necessary. Unblanched butternut squash maintains its texture for around 6-12 months. Do you need to blanch butternut squash? It’s not for safety, but […]

Winter squash ranks 24 on the 2019 Environmental Working Group’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce, which means it’s got a relatively high pesticide load. We recommend that you buy organic whenever possible and shop locally so you can ask questions about how the squash was grown. Is butternut squash high in pesticides? While butternut […]

For the best-quality squash, wait to harvest all types until they are mature — at least 50–55 days after the fruit has set — and cure before storing and eating. Can I eat butternut squash I picked to early? Picking too early means the squash won’t be ripe and sweet inside, and leaving it on […]

The leaves from squash and pumpkin plants are not only edible, but they are absolutely delicious and highly nutritious. Can butternut squash toxic? Live Science reported that squash and other produce in the Cucurbitaceae family contain a group of chemicals called cucurbitacins, which have a bitter taste and also can be toxic to humans. Can […]

The leaves from squash and pumpkin plants are not only edible, but they are absolutely delicious and highly nutritious. Are squash leaves safe to eat? You Can Eat Squash Leaves and Pumpkin Leaves Squash leaves, or pumpkin leaves, are a nutritional powerhouse, containing not only typical leafy green benefits like vitamins A, B, and C, […]

Butternut squash has a soft orange inside with a mild taste that can be prepared in both sweet and savory ways. They generally last about one month after they are harvested. To ensure you don’t consume a squash that is ready to rot, you can examine some key visual signs that indicate its freshness. What […]

One is Aster yellows phytoplasma, a bacterial disease that first causes the foliage to turn yellow and distorted in shape, then results in misshapen flowers and eventually fruits that are small and pale. Leafhoppers transmit this disease, which can quickly decimate cucurbits, not just butternut squash. Why is my squash turning yellow and falling off? […]

Powdered butternut squash can be used in many different applications. Butternut squash powder is wonderful in pastries, icing, mousse, beverages, baked goods, and more. Use butternut squash powder to turn an ordinary creation into something with personality. What is squash powder? Dried Calabaza powder is made from raw Cucurbita moschata (calabaza squash). It makes adding […]