Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A wooden box full of butternut squash - Catherine Anne Thomas/Shutterstock Butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata) is a staple crop ...

Butternut squash is ready to harvest when the skin turns from green to a deep beige. The rind will be hard—if you press your fingernail into the squash, it shouldn't leave a mark. Vines will be dying ...

When it comes to the fall harvest, pumpkins may get most of the spotlight. But that doesn't mean butternut squash doesn't deserve its time to shine, too! As far as fall flavors go, there's nothing ...