Another word for experience. noun. Personal knowledge derived from participation or observation: verb. To participate in or partake of personally: feel, go through, have, know, meet1 (with), see, suffer, taste (of), undergo.
Step 2. Harvest winter squash in the autumn when the vines begin to decline and before autumn frosts occur. Mature winter squash vegetables are heavy and hard. Press your thumbnail into the outer rind and if the rind does not give to the pressure of your nail, the squash is mature.
Winter squashes grow best in air temperatures ranging from 50Â° to 90Â°F; established fruit will ripen in temperatures as high as 100Â°F but flowers will drop in high temperatures. Winter squash require 60 to 110 days to reach harvest.