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.
The most simple explanation of the main differences between summer and winter squash is that summer squash bears fruit best eaten when it is immature and the skin is tender. Winter squash takes longer to mature with the skin being more rigid and tough, making winter squash the ideal âbakingâ or âstuffingâ squash.