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 ...

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Butternut squash takes 80 to 120 days to harvest, but the best way to tell when it’s ready isn’t a date—it’s the skin. When butternut squash is ready to harvest, the skin will harden and cannot be ...