SQUASH Vegetable Spaghetti Winter Keeper Unusual and delicious. Becoming very popular for use in salads or with butter or cheese sauces. A real conversation piece because of its spaghetti-like appearance. Enjoy baked , steamed, boiled, or microwaved. Special Directions for Short Season Climates SOWING: Sow seed directly into the garden in May after weather has warmed and all danger of frost has passed. Plant seeds in hills sowing seeds 4 inches apart, 6 to 8 seeds per hill. Cover seed with 1/2 inch of fine soil well firmed down. For earlier harvest start seed indoors, 4 weeks before setting out. SPACING: Leave 4 to 6 feet between hills, each way, depending upon available space. THINNING AND TRANSPLANTING: When plants are about 4 inches tall carefully thin or transplant to 3 healthiest plants per hill. GERMINATION: One to two weeks depending upon weather and soil warmth. Keep soil moderately moist during germination. Ed's Special Advice An ideal vegetable for low-cal meals. Boil for about 20 minutes for spaghetti-like appearing dish. A well fertilized soil kept moderately moist is to its liking. Carefully place a board or some straw under maturing fruit to keep it from being bruised by moist soil. Gather them before frost leaving part of stem attached. Cure in warm area for a week to ten days. Store in a dry area at 45 to 85 degrees. Return to:  Seed Rack   Visual Seed Rack