Spaghetti Squash is best known for being the classic pasta alternative. When cooked, the flesh separates into long noodles resembling spaghetti. Spaghetti Squash is golden-yellow, oblong, weighs 3 to 7 pounds, and contains sweet yellow flesh. Spaghetti Squash is both nutritious and delicious and can be enjoyed steamed, baked, or boiled. Though Spaghetti Squash certainly doesn’t taste like spaghetti, it does look sort of like it when cooked, hence the name. Bake like squash or boil and fork out the flesh, topping the "spaghetti" with your favorite sauce.
- Botanical Name: Cucurbita pepo
- Light Requirement: Full Sun
- Planting Season: Warm Season
- Plant Type: Running Vine, Winter Squash
- Features: Heirloom, Deer Resistant, Container Garden
- Fruit Size: 3-7 lbs, 8”-10” Long
- Days to Maturity: 90 Days
- Plant Spacing: 24-36 inches
- Sowing Method: Start Indoors, Direct Sow
- Hardiness Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10