Can you harvest winter squash when it has green stripes?

Answer by  greggsamssa (32)

There are varieties of winter squash that have green stripes on their cream or red coloured skins when ripe. (e.g. Heart of Gold Squash) You should check which variety of winter squash you have. In general, there is no health risk whatsoever in harvesting and eating winter squash too early. It would probably just taste dull.

Answer by  HEAJG (500)

Yes you can. In fact you can harvest winter squash any time of the year but it's most fruitful when it's planted in the spring time because it will flow greatly in the winter.