Yellow Squash

"Squash is ready to start picking 50-55 days after planting or about one week after the flower sets fruit. You will need to harvest every other day as squash matures very fast. Pick when tender. Elongated types such as yellow and zucchini pick when they are not more than 6-8 inches long. Over mature fruit deepens in color and develops ridges. Scallop or patty pan types should be harvested when they are 3-4 inches in diameter. Do not leave overly mature squash on the vine as it will literally shut the plant down"


Quotes from http://www.hffinc.com/Squash.htm


"Summer squashes, including young vegetable marrows (such as zucchini ) [also known as courgette], pattypan, and yellow crookneck) are harvested during the growing season, while the skin is still tender and the fruit relatively small, they are consumed almost immediately and require little or no cooking.

In addition to the fruit, other parts of the plant are edible. Squash seeds can be eaten directly, ground into paste, or (particularly for pumpkins) pressed for vegetable oil. The shoots, leaves, and tendrills can be eaten as greens. The blossoms are an important part of native American cooking and are also used in many other parts of the world.

Though considered a vegetable in cooking, botanically speaking, squash is a fruit (being the receptacle for the plant's seeds), and not a vegetable "

Quotes from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squash_(plant)


"Summer Squash
Harvested during the summer, these squashes (pattypan, yellow crookneck, zucchini) have tender skins and the fruit is relatively small. These squash are consumed almost immediately and require little to no cooking.
Summer Squash:~Wash summer squash only just before use~~Summer squash can be grilled, steamed, boiled, sautéed, fried, or used in stir fry recipes~~Excellent served raw in salads or on crudités


Yellow Squash - range from a bright yellow to a deep golden yellow. The shape is like a crooked vase. The flesh is whitish-pale green with edible seeds."


Quotes from http://www.cambridgeculinary.com/squash.aspx



Summer squash is good
All the other kinds are, too
Squish, squash, squoosh, and squesh.

Emma