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
Life Cycle: Annual
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
Planting Depth: 1 inch
Sowing Method: Start Indoors, Direct Sow
Cold Stratification: No
Hardiness Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10