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    WINTER SQUASH: AUTUMN’S GIFT TO THE GARDENER

    Oct 12, 2018 4 minutes
    By Kristina Seleshanko

    An impressively long storage life and seemingly endless uses are just a couple of reasons winter squash is a great crop to have around come cool weather. Pumpkins grab most of the attention each fall, but all types of winter squash are invaluable to those who want to grow their own food and preserve it in an easy, sustainable way. Available in a wide variety of flavors, shapes, and colors, it’s worth every homesteader’s time to try as many winter squash types as they can get their hands on. Here’s why.

    1. Winter squash are easy to grow.

    And they grow abundantly; a single butternut plant can produce more than 10

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