Let those young squash stay on the vine as long as possible. You will know it is time to harvest when the foliage turns yellow from the first light frost. That is your cue to gather your garden goodness and store it for the winter. If rain and cold nights cause any brown or rotten spots to form on the squash then harvest immediately before the soft spots spread. Congratulations on helping out the birds and the bees and creating your own paint brush babies. Sometimes it is nice to fool Mother Nature. Keep growing, Marianne Binetti