Butternut squash help
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Butternut squash are dying before ripening
Comments (2)They're not pollinated, that's why they're shriveling up and rotting. What kind of squash, summer or winter? If winter, then you shouldn't pick them until they're fully mature. If summer, I have never picked and eaten an non-pollinated squash....See MoreButternut Squash leaves wilt in sun, new fruit dead
Comments (10)Hi kimmsr, I would say my soil does not hold moisture particularly well, even though we do amend it and add organic matter every year. On the other hand, it does appear to drain well. A 10"x10" hole I dug two days ago and filled with water was drained in less than 10 minutes.The native soil is clay. We live in a very dry climate east of San Diego, where we are lucky to see rain once during the summer. It did happen to rain just a few days ago, and I can already see that my entire garden loved it, including the squash, which as of today show 85% new growth. Yay! As for the pH, I have no idea. I thnk it's time to invest in a soil test kit. In addition to ants, I see some roly-polies, some white flies, an ocassional pincher bug, and some weird tiny blackish bugs that emerged from the base of one of my Black Krim tomato plants that I pulled yesterday as it was doing poorly. I know I will have to spray all the plants with Neem at the bases now as I am sure these little bugs must have moved on to all my healthy tomato roots. I also saw them on my peach tree. My garden also shows evidence of visiting spiders. I really do not like to spray my garden with anything, but Neem has been quite gentle and I do want a harvest! Yesterday I got brave and chopped off two long yellow stems from one of the squash plants. It meant sacrificing some new growth and one new baby squash but this is still a bit of an experiment, after all. I may trim again today and bury the end of one stem in the soil just to see what happens. The older squash is sort of a funny color, with yellowish tinge in spots instead of the overall nice deep tan color I am used to. I hope it still tastes good! :)...See MoreRAIN and butternut squash
Comments (20)Since we're on the topic of squash, I'm going to (pardon me please) do a mini hijack. I'm growing pie pumpkins and Table Queen acorn squash. I've NEVER had one grow! I get tons of gorgeous, dish sized blooms, then nothing. SO, I'm assuming it's a pollination issue?? I've decided to hand pollinate in case that's the problem but I see that squash have worms..ugh. Well, figs have wasps, lol. So, if I actually coax a squash out, should I put it in a nylon stocking? I buy them all the time for tying plants, so I have several. I'd planned on trellising anything that vines in my southern raised bed because it'll stop getting enough sun by Dec. I use the stockings as slings for any fruits that need them. I love squash, but I'm the only one that eats them, so I'm only planting a few but would hate to lose the one's I do get. I'm in Central Fl, just north of Orlando...any suggestions as I undertake my first winter squash venture?...See MoreCan I use any Winter squash instead of Butternut Squash
Comments (9)I agree with Annie on the interchangeable part....but I prefer hubbard to butternut. There really are lots of varieties of winter squash....all of them with subtle differences. I find acorn stringy, butternut a little dense, some delicata a little watery, hubbard HUGE and sometimes stringy, Marina del chioggia has a bit of a smokey taste....and I am still searching for the elusive galleux....said to be the sweetest and most delectable. And it must be, a friend gave me one and I left it outside for a bit as a fall decoration and the critters ate it up!! In spite of stringy, watery etc...I love all winter squashes!!...See MoreDeer hunter NC z 7
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