Editing Spaghetti squash (section)

== Cultivation ==
[[File:Item 938308.jpg|thumb|Spaghetti squash (left) illustration from the Japanese agricultural encyclopedia [[Seikei Zusetsu]] (1804)]]
Spaghetti squash is relatively easy to grow, thriving in gardens or pots.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allwoodwork.com/article/gardening/spaghetti_squash_a_vegetable_with_a_suprise_inside.html |title=Spaghetti squash: a vegetable with a surprise inside |author=Liz Roberts |website=AllWoodWork.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216122712/http://www.allwoodwork.com/article/gardening/spaghetti_squash_a_vegetable_with_a_suprise_inside.html |archive-date=2012-02-16}}</ref>

The plants are [[Monoecy|monoecious]], with male and female flowers on the same plant.{{cn|date=December 2022}} Male flowers have long, thin stems that extend upwards from the vine. Female flowers are shorter, with a small round growth underneath the petals. This round growth turns into the squash if the flower is successfully [[pollination|pollinated]].{{Cn|date=February 2021}}

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File:Spaghetti Squash Cooked 500.jpg|Cooked
File:Spaghetti Squash Prepared 500.jpg|Prepared
File:Male spaghetti squash flower.jpg|Male flower
File:Female spaghetti squash flower.jpg|Female flower
File:Somenkabocha - squash - Japan - September 2014.jpg|Being sold at a [[Greengrocer]] in [[Japan]]
File:Spaghetti Squash Marinara.jpg|Served with marinara sauce
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