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Produce => Under Glass => Topic started by: supersprout on June 15, 2006, 07:52:49

Title: Squash question - pinch or not?
Post by: supersprout on June 15, 2006, 07:52:49
My squash are romping away in the greenhouse (upwards) and have reached the top of their supports. Should I pinch out the tops or rig up some more string and let them continue? Which part of the squash will produce more fruit - main or sideshoot?

Varieties are Thelma Saunders, butternut, buttercup, triamble, and Sibley.

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Title: Re: Squash question - pinch or not?
Post by: saddad on June 15, 2006, 18:35:34
Yes, pinch them out, yes sideshoots produce most fruit!
:)
Title: Re: Squash question - pinch or not?
Post by: supersprout on June 15, 2006, 18:40:10
Thank you Dad ;) ;D
Title: Re: Squash question - pinch or not?
Post by: pakaba on June 18, 2006, 18:35:13
Hi
So should we all be pinching our squashes out?  If so then at what point?

Paula
Title: Re: Squash question - pinch or not?
Post by: saddad on June 18, 2006, 21:14:16
It depends, the really huge pumpkins are kept down to very few leaves and fuit, if you don't pinch them they will wave around at the top of the supports and branch anyway... that's how they do it Au Naturelle.... reach a compromise more but smaller vs fewer but bigger!
;D