Squash, Winter, Vegetable Spaghetti

Vegetable Spaghetti Squash. The unique flesh of this large yellow squash can be eaten like spaghetti! The flesh is actually stringy and can be cooked inside the shell to produce a spaghetti-like dining experience. Spaghetti squash can be baked, boiled or steamed, and served with sauce as for pasta, or used as a vegetable base for macaroni and cheese. Spaghetti squash contains many nutrients including folic acid, potassium, vitamin A, and beta carotene. It is also a food low in calories, averaging only 75 calories in 8 cooked ounces. Spaghetti squash can be stored for several months as long as you keep them in a cool and dry area.

Plant in hills 6 - 8 feet apart. Sow 3-4 seeds per hill 1/2" deep. Germination takes 7-10 days. Reaches maturity in about 80 days.