Assertion: acorn squash's skin | /r/HasProperty | hard
Facets:
value: very
type: DEGREE
value: unlike summer squash
type: OTHER
value: at this stage
type: TEMPORAL
value: typically
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Harvest winter (hard rind) squash when they are full sized, the skin is hard, and the bottom of the fruit is cream to orange colored.
text: The skins are hard, the flesh is usually yellow or orange, and the large seeds are delicious when roasted.
text: Fruit are mature and ready for harvest when the skin is hard and resists denting by thumbnail pressure when mature.
text: Winter - cut when the skin is hard and not easily punctured, usually after the first frost has killed the leaves and the vine begins to die back but before the first hard frost.
text: Pumpkins and winter squashes are not harvested until they are fully ripe and the skins are hard.
text: At this stage, the skin of the squash is hard and impervious to scratching.
text: Being a winter squash, it can be stored for a very long period of time, owing to its hard skin and firm flesh.
text: The skin is extremely hard which makes it suitable to be stored for a very long time.
text: Winter squash is picked when the fruit is mature, the skin is hard and cannot be easily dented with a finger nail.
text: The skins are hard, the flesh is usually yellow or orange, and the large seeds are delicious when roasted.
text: Winter squash can be harvested whenever the fruits have turned a deep, solid color and the skin is hard.
text: If the skin is hard enough that your fingernail won't leave a mark, the fruits are ready to harvest.
text: The skin should be matte and hard to pierce with your fingernail, not shiny and soft, which would indicate an unripe squash.
text: Additionally, the skin of winter squash varieties will typically be too hard for you to be able to easily dent it with your thumbnail.
text: Winter squash is grown to maturity on the vine until the skin is very hard (unlike summer squash which is harvested while the skin is still tender).
text: Being a winter squash, it can be stored for a very long period of time, owing to its hard skin and firm flesh.