"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> ...or no one is growing winter squash down here. I went to the farmer's
> market at the Agricenter in Germantown, TN in hopes of finding some acorn,
> butternut or buttercup squash. No dice. Heck, they're still selling
> watermelon and yellow summer squash!

It makes sense for them to leave the squash in place as long as possible,
provided the plants have not begun the shrivelling thing that some members
of the squash family are prone to. Bigger squash, more pounds, more money.