How far will a Queensland Blue winter squash run?

[GrannieAnnie]

I measured the below today and one of the runners from the Queensland Blue (surrounded by the brown ring) is already 15 1/2 feet long.

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[GrannieAnnie]

[goodlife]

Gosh..you are so far ahead with your season....15 1/2 ft,,,,and I have 4 of those 'little' monster going.. ::)..and others too...
Oh..I love to see them romp away...and I let them..more the merrier.. ;D
Is it just a picture or have you got a very red soil? Mulch somekind?

[GrannieAnnie]

Gosh..you are so far ahead with your season....15 1/2 ft,,,,and I have 4 of those 'little' monster going.. ::)..and others too...
Oh..I love to see them romp away...and I let them..more the merrier.. ;D
Is it just a picture or have you got a very red soil? Mulch somekind?

Now that you mention it the color is weird. The lattice work has a cedar stain which isn't so orange. the mulch is made of sticks we shredded and is more of a tan color than orange. The leaves are darker green than that and the squash flowers should be bright yellow.

[Ninnyscrops.]

As far as you let them Grannie Annie  ;D Cefer sent me some seed in 2008



Ninny

[goodlife]

Very happy looking patch...Ninny..Have you got something else growing in the middle..standing more prouder than others...?..courgette?

[Ninnyscrops.]

Well spotted goodlife, the photo was taken in 2008 though, my first year of growing Queenslands  :)

Ninny

[goodlife]

Oh..I love to see other folk's gardens/lotties..and how they grow their things..honest snooping is enjoyment.. ;D
Now how was your crop? And how many plants is there for that amount of folige?

[Ninnyscrops.]

Ooooh I love looking at other plots too  ;D

I think there were 4 plant of different types growing along there, Queenslands, vegetable spaghetti, Jarahdale and butternut. The other varieties were grown on plot 2. I try to keep to a maximum or 4 fruits per plant.

Sown on 31st March and planted on the plot in June.

Part of the result (excuse the messy understairs cupboard  ;))

[GrannieAnnie]

Ninnyscrops, that looks like an rolling ocean of squash leaves!

[Jeannine]

Well done ladies, they look stunning XX Jeannine

[redcoat]

Ninnyscrops, the plot looks great, but I am so impressed with the cupboard.  If that's untidy, please come and 'untidy' mine!!

Oh, and the garage and the shed and .....................  ;D

[earlypea]

GrannieAnnie - I really want to know, when on earth did you sow and plant that out and with what kind of protection?  I can't believe the size of it already, considering the lousy weather we had earlier on.  Mine are so small and now being battered by the North Easterly wind  :'( wondering if they'll ever make it.

[lottiedolly]

Mine is about 8" high and i am feeling very inadequate (now i know how some men feel.....hee hee  ;) )

[1066]

now I'm starting to worry GrannieAnnie what monster have I introduced to the lovely Delaware  ;)  ;D  They do look fabulous - mine grew, I think, about a similar distance last year (but that was in total!!), and I nipped them out when I had a few fruit on them

And Ninny - just wow!!

1066  :)

ps Lottie And Early - GA is in Delaware  ;)

[lottiedolly]

now I'm starting to worry GrannieAnnie what monster have I introduced to the lovely Delaware  ;)  ;D  They do look fabulous - mine grew, I think, about a similar distance last year (but that was in total!!), and I nipped them out when I had a few fruit on them

And Ninny - just wow!!

1066  :)

ps Lottie And Early - GA is in Delaware  ;)

Phew!!!!!!!  :-*

[earlypea]

ps Lottie And Early - GA is in Delaware  ;)

I'm relieved to hear it - feeling very small and inadequate like LottieDolly here  ;)

[1066]

 ;D  ;D  ;D

I'm sure we will all catch up!

[antipodes]

Jarahdale pumpkins! I haven't eaten them since I was in Oz! They are terrific! I am growing Qld Blue too! They give the neighbours something to talk about. I let them romp all round the compost bins, usually the vines are several metres long. I got 4 fruits last year which was great. They taste wonderful.
This year I am also growing Butternuts, little Hooligan squash to amuse the kids and Trident pumpkins which are those big grey ones that look like they have collapsed in on them selves! I put them round the edges and let them run all over the place!

[campanula]

ha ha - they'll run to australia, given the chance. I grow these and crown prince - all huge.

[GrannieAnnie]

Mine is about 8" high and i am feeling very inadequate (now i know how some men feel.....hee hee  ;) )

Sorry to worry you- I've just now added below my avatar that I'm in Delaware. Did have it on the map forum but that wasn't obvious enough.

The Queensland Blue is planted beside Crown Prince...maybe one should have been planted in the neighbor's yard?  And last night I noticed in another squash patch I somehow planted a trombone squash near a butternut and it is taking over the whole area and is covered with little trombones- hate to pull it but it has to go.