Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009
Page 12
Winter storage tips for squash listed
Pumpkins and other win-
ter squash can grow like
weeds, and as they trail out
between raised beds and
down rows of corn, gardeners
often ask how and where to
store them all.
Now is a good time to
ask, because pumpkins and
other winter squash won't
survive the first frost. Tried-
and-true storing techniques,
however, can keep winter
squash for several months.
“Most squashes and
pumpkins are warm-season
crops and susceptible to in-
jury at temperatures less than
50 degrees,” said Gail Lan-
gellotto, an Oregon State Uni-
versity horticulturist and
statewide coordinator of the
Master Gardener program.
She added, “If left out in
the garden too long, they may
decay prematurely in storage.
When the weather gets below
about 50 degrees for more
than a week, or when there is
an extended period of rain,
pumpkins and squash should
be brought in for storage.”
Squash are ready to har-
vest when the rind is hard
enough to resist fingernail
scratches. Pumpkins are ripe
when they turn bright orange.
Cut -- do not break -- stems 2
to 4 inches above the fruit.
Pumpkins without stems will
not store well. Hubbard-type
squash (hard with a green or
yellow rind), however, store
best with stems completely
removed.
“Handle fruit carefully to
avoid bruising them,” Langel-
lotto suggested. “Don’t drop
or pile up your pumpkins and
squash. Injured produce
spoils quickly.”
Cure squashes and
pumpkins after harvest by
keeping them warm (80 to 85
degrees), if you can, and dry
for several days to heal minor
abrasions from harvesting.
Most winter squashes
and pumpkins should be
stored at approximately 50
degrees with moderate hu-
midity and good air circula-
tion. An attic or insulated
garage is suitable, as long as
the pumpkins and squash are
on shelves off the floor.
A layer of straw helps
keep them dry. Newspaper
and paper bags hold too much
moisture and should not be
used.
Keep stored pumpkins
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and squash away from apples
and pears. These and other
ripening fruits release ethyl-
ene gas, which hastens the
decay of stored squash.
Check stored pumpkins and
squash once a week and re-
move any turning soft.
Under proper storage
conditions, acorn squashes
will last one to two months
and pumpkins and butternut
squash from two to three
months. The longest keepers,
including Turban, Hubbard
and Sweet Meat squash, can
be stored up to six months.
For more details online,
see the OSU Extension publi-
cation FS 230: http://
extension.oregonstate.edu/
catalog/html/fs/fs230/.
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Green Dot restrictions apply through Oct. 23
The Upper Rogue Coop-
erative Travel Management
Area (Green Dot) restrictions
will begin on Wednesday,
Oct. 14 and extend through
Friday, Oct. 23.
All motorized vehicles
will be allowed only on roads
marked with a green reflector
dot. These Green Dot restric-
tions are designed to protect
wildlife habitat, minimize
harassment of wildlife, main-
tain adequate bull escapement
and promote quality hunting.
During this time, the
General Cascade Bull Elk
hunting season, the U.S. For-
est Service’s (USFS) Rogue
River-Siskiyou National For-
est and Oregon Dept. of Fish
& Wildlife (ODFW) work
together to restrict motorized
vehicles on a portion of forest
roads on the High Cascades
Ranger District.
During the restricted
period, off-highway vehicles
(OHVs) are not allowed on
the northern portion of the
High Cascades Ranger Dis-
trict (formerly Prospect
Ranger District) including the
Prospect OHV system and
the Woodruff Play Area.
OHVs are allowed only on
Green Dot roads on the south-
ern portion of the High Cas-
cades Ranger District
(formerly Butte Falls Ranger
District).
Motor vehicles cannot be
parked or operated more than
300 feet from a Green Dot
road. Motorists are asked to
respect the closure during the
elk hunting season.
*Drive only on roads
marked with a Green Dot.
*Report vehicles driving
on closed roads by filling out
a violation report form on the
Green Dot map.
*If you see USFS per-
sonnel or contractors working
in the field, respect their pres-
ence and the work they are
conducting. It is occasionally
necessary for USFS person-
nel and contractors to access
work areas on non-Green Dot
roads. In these instances, they
must have a waiver, signed
by the appropriate USFS rep-
resentative, posted clearly on
the dashboard of their vehicle
if they are driving on a non-
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Green Dot maps are
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GP bike bandits bagged
One transient and five
Grants Pass residents were
arrested last week by Grants
Pass Dept. of Public Safety
(GPDPS) in connection with
the reported theft of three
bicycles valued at $6,700.
Arrested were David G.
Hamilton, 24, a transient,
charged with first-degree bur-
glary and first-degree theft.
Also, Drake L. Prunty, 18;
Jace W. Morgan, 17; Frankie
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GPDPS officers had been
looking for the stolen bicycles
and suspects since Sept. 14.
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