The meat is bright orange and mildly sweet. Hubbard squash has an odd-shaped shell that may be pale gray to green colored. It also has a rich orange meat. They are usually bright orange with green and white streaks. These make for wonderful decorative squashes.
Spaghetti squash is yellow and oval-shaped.
The meat is pale yellow and stringy, and when it's cooked, the meat resembles spaghetti, hence the name. Storage Store summer squashes in the produce section of the refrigerator, in a plastic or paper bag. Like most vegetables, they need some air, so don't seal the plastic bag, or the vegetable will get soggy. Use it within the week. Do not refrigerate winter squashes.