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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: pigeonseed on August 06, 2009, 22:21:22

Title: Why are some of my marina di chioggia funny?
Post by: pigeonseed on August 06, 2009, 22:21:22

Hi all

I'm growing squash marina di chioggia and the vines are doing very well. But something is strange - some of the fruits are round, smooth and keep growing steadily, eventually a large size.

(http://www.wincott.com/images/CIMG5024.JPG)

But some of the fruits stay smallish, they're rougher, not so evenly shaped and have broken ends - you can see them here

(http://www.wincott.com/images/CIMG5020.JPG)
(http://www.wincott.com/images/CIMG5021.JPG)

There are both types on the same plants, so it can't be a problem with the plant or its conditions.

Has anyone come across this, and can explain?

Title: Re: Why are some of my marina di chioggia funny?
Post by: amphibian on August 06, 2009, 22:27:21

Slug damage to the embryonic fruit?

Title: Re: Why are some of my marina di chioggia funny?
Post by: Digeroo on August 07, 2009, 04:32:38

Second picture looks to me as if it has not been fertilized. 

Title: Re: Why are some of my marina di chioggia funny?
Post by: pigeonseed on August 07, 2009, 21:43:47

Quote from: Digeroo on August 07, 2009, 04:32:38

Second picture looks to me as if it has not been fertilized. 

That's interesting - I though unfertilised ones just shrivelled and dropped off when tiny. (These have got to about 4cm across, before stopping. )

But if not being fertilised is the problem, then that would explain why only some are affected.
And same with slug damage. 

Title: Re: Why are some of my marina di chioggia funny?
Post by: pigeonseed on August 08, 2009, 23:42:49

They're gone - I've eaten them! Well, they weren't getting any bigger, so off with their heads!

Title: Re: Why are some of my marina di chioggia funny?
Post by: saddad on August 09, 2009, 10:31:53

An excellent solution...  ;D