if you do save seeds, rinse them off good. i use a wire basket for larger seeds. let them drip dry, and dump them on newspaper or paper plates to dry for a few weeks.
i have several volunteer squash growing in my garden this year that came up from compost. a couple summer type squash on the edge of the tomato patch have been a pleasant surprise. when small it looks like a yellow crook neck, only its more light green when small. it becomes yellow as it matures, and it has warty skin. i'm saving seed on the chance since it blossomed first before the other squash got going, i may have something of the same type next year. also growing are some butter cup, and offspring of a red kabocha type squash i purchased last fall. so far they are a yellowish orange color. no idea how they will taste yet.
any saved seeds of squash unless they are bagged or isolated should only be used for experimental back yard grow outs. i wouldn't trade them.
sometimes its just fun to see what you get.
keith
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