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How do I determine when my spaghetti squash are ready to be picked, and will they continue to ripen once picked?

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Spaghetti squash should be allowed to mature on the vine. Pick squashes when:
a. Fruit skin resists puncturing with fingernail and
b. Fruit skin turns from whitish to yellowish.

Cut mature spaghetti squashes with 1 to 2 inches of stem attached. You can store them at 55 degrees F for later use, but don't allow them to touch each other in storage.

No, they do not continue to ripen in storage.

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