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Re: Rotting squash and HEAT!!!
- To: "Kim Kiernan" kkiernan@home.com>, sqft@listbot.com>
- Subject: Re: Rotting squash and HEAT!!!
- From: "Doreen Howard" doreen@fgi.net>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 19:58:25 -0500
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Rotting tiny squash are due to incomplete or non pollination. If the temps
are high, the pollinators aren't as active, and above the mid-90's, most
pollens become sterile. Have patience and wait for the cool down.
Doreen Howard
-----Original Message-----
From: Kim Kiernan <kkiernan@home.com>
To: sqft list <sqft@listbot.com>
Date: Monday, July 12, 1999 12:59 AM
Subject: Rotting squash and HEAT!!!
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>Has anyone else had the problem of summer squash rotting while they're
>still little? I have had a really good harvest from my gold patty pan
>squash plant, but I've been noticing that sometimes the little ones go
>brown and rot. Is this related to Blossom End Rot on tomatoes? (ie
>watering or calcium problems, or is they're something else I'm doing
>wrong?) The squash plant has a 3x3' area right next to my 9 squares (5
>plants in cages) of tomatoes that are having blossom end rot problems.
>
>Kim, zone 9, so cal - sweltering in awful heat and HUMIDITY, something
>we're definitely not used to around here. makes me really glad this is
>not normally a humid climate. don't know how you guys take it! I'm
>only able to garden from 6:30-8pm at night cause it's so hot at the
>other times. Getting way behind on garden chores, so hope it cools down
>soon. At least it's cooling down somewhat at night.
>
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