Last night I picked all of my winter squash. All of the vines were dying back, so we picked all of them.

My question is the curing time. I read someplace a few years ago that you would leave the squash sit for several days in the sun and then gently brush any dirt off and then dip each squash in a bleach solution. And then store in a cool place such as the basement. The squash would last many months.

Am I on the right track? Because when I am searching this site, I cannot find anything about a bleach dip.

Thanks for any help you can give!!

Diane

There's curing info in there, too, if I remember correctly. I leave mine in the garden until the stems are totally dry (here that will probably be another 2 to 3 weeks, but definitely before the first frost). By that time, the vines are usually totally dead. I do put some straw underneath to keep them off the dirt and let some air circulate.

I thought I had read that here someplace, but could not find the post.

I know what I need to do now, thanks again!!