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.
Examples are zucchini and patty-pan. Winter squash is allowed to mature on the plant until the skin is thick and the seeds are mature and viable. Examples are butternut and pumpkins. Winter squash can, with a little care, be stored and eaten well into winter. As for gourd , it's an unscientific term, as well.