MORE SQUASHES

[Duke Ellington]

SWEET DUMPLING

JARRAHDALE

BABYBLUE HUBBARD AND BON BON

BUTTERNUT SQUASH Hunter grown in a black dustbin there are five squashes like this one growing from one bin. This might be an option for those with little space. I thought I would try it this year as an experiment.

[Duke Ellington]

[Mrs Gumboot]

Ooooh, squash in a bin! Never thought of that. Have a munchkin in a compost bag and not sure how well it'll fair so might have to try the bin next year. Mine has lots of fruit but they're only wee. Certainly looks like you'll get a decent crop from the hunter. Have you got the bin filled all the way up with compost?

[Duke Ellington]

Hello Mrs Gumboot :)
Yes I left about three inches at the top and I also sunk a plastic 2 litre drinks bottle into which I water and feed. The only downside with growing in a deep bin is that you really have to water frequently.

Duke

[Jeannine]

Smashing XX Jeannine

[galina]

Interesting and nice pictures.  Duke Ellington.  And it obviously works well with your watering regime.

This has got me thinking - has anybody grown squashes in a 'dalek' type compost bin?  A full bin left for a few months, finished off with a layer of potting compost and squash transplanted into that.  I guess the watering would be critical as well. 

[Tulipa]

Wow, they look good, definitely better than mine!  ;) :) :)

[Mrs Gumboot]

Hmmm. Have learnt the value of watering more frequently with the potatoes in bags. The ones at the front haven't done too badly but the ones at the back I might as well have not bothered with. Ah well, we live and learn.

Determined not to have too much in pots next year but squash take up so much blooming space that this might be an option. Cheers for the info!