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Re: squash

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My patty pans are floppy too and it looks like they will break off if anyone
bothers them to much- lots of flowers but they flowers just shrivel and die-
anyone know why?-Teri
----- Original Message -----
From: Andrea <andrea@gravitt.org>
To: <sqft@listbot.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 9:57 AM
Subject: squash


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> Well, I've got this squash plant growing in a pot out on the patio (round
> heirloom zucchini) and I've been able to eat a few squash now and then.
I've
> been thinking about how I can plant this stuff when I get the garden up
and
> running.
>
> I know zucchini takes a lot of space, it is a big plant even in the
> container. But it is falling all over the place and I'm wondering if three
> feet will do it. Or is there something about this particular plant. It is
so
> top heavy that it just flops over. Is it supposed to do this? Do you have
to
> stake these things, or how do you keep it from taking over the entire
block?
>
> I started it inside and put it out at the same depth, but I wonder if I
> should have. There is a good 5 inches of stem before there is anything
else,
> and another 4 or so before any real leaves. Is that just because I had it
> inside? "Everybody" says squash doesn't transplant well, but I started it
in
> a peat pellet and then a small container before moving it to the big
> container, and it didn't seem to bother it. I can tell that it would be
> trouble trying to start these in a flat, however.
>
> I was over at the Atlanta Botanical Garden a few weeks ago, and they have
> pattypans growing in the vegetable garden. They were small and have not
even
> started flowering, I think they started the seeds outside. They did look a
> bit floppy as well. I'm going to have a look when I go back and see how
they
> are doing.
>
> Something else interesting I saw out there, was they had some tomatoes
caged
> with twine. They put big wood stakes around about a half dozen tomato
plants
> and strung twine everywhere.
>
> Andrea
>
>
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