can you transplant a squash plant
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Transplanting squash
Comments (3)I often read on here that squash do not transplant well. And I often reply that over here we have to transplant them because the climate is such that by the time the soil is warm enough to germinate them outdoors it is well into mid summer. We routinely transplant young plants with plenty of true leaves. Seems to work for us. On the other hand we are always told that you can't transplant beets, carrots and other roots so I was amazed when I saw on this forum that people do it all the time in the US and the sky does not fall in. There are so many gardening notions we are told are right or wrong and they're really not as hard and fast as the books and magazines would have us believe. Many seem to me to be fashion or habit. Well done aixponsa for doing the practical experiment....See MoreTransplant Winter Squash?
Comments (1)I would do it, just don't mess with them too much and I'll bet they'll be fine. Figure 6-8" diameter and deep for the ones at the near end of the bed. The bigger ones might be a little trickier. Look at it this way, if you have to thin them, you might as well try to move them....See Moresquash plant for squash blossoms.....
Comments (1)I had the same question last year but for different reasons. Anyway I tracked down a variety of zucchini called 'butter blossom'. It was bred for flowers so I think it would be a good variety to start with if you can find it. No one seems to carry it anymore, but maybe someone is saving seeds and has some to spare. I would gladly give you seeds if I had some to spare. Last year I was given a few, but I wasn't able to save pure seeds. I still have a few more seeds I really want to maintain this variety. I think there are other varieties grown for blossoms but I don't know them off the top of my head. Wish I could be of more help. Also last year I remember noticing that the butternut "Burpee's butterbush" had amazingly large male flowers. I never ate any but boy were they big compared to all the other squash I grew....See Morebuttercup squash plants dying what would you do?
Comments (2)Thanks Dave. As I am freezing them I will go a head and it do both ways, just to be sure. Harvest the ones that are hard and let the rest stay on the vine until the vines are dead. I wasn't sure if the plants died from disease or insects if I would end up with any harvest. Wish I had a place to store them, but I can't even store onions and potatoes for more than a few weeks. Looking into that for next year if I can have a garden again. Thanks again....See Moreangeleyesof5_gmail_com
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