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Title: Butternut squash plants have made it.. how to keep them alive
Post by: cocopops on August 07, 2007, 21:34:46

Like most others I have lost lots of my veg. (my first year so I was not overly optimistic anyway).

I posted a while back about my squashes which were doing well. The general opinion was to leave them. My husband now said it is like the 'invasion of the body snatchers' out there. They are flowering at the moment so if anyone could give me any pointers on how to look after them at this point it would be greatly appreciated. Just bought a really cheap second hand freezer in anticipation of loads of squash soup (fingers crossed x)

Title: Re: Butternut squash plants have made it.. how to keep them alive
Post by: cambourne7 on August 07, 2007, 21:37:41

I would just leave them to nature but thats not worked real well for you so far.

Have you got many bees around?

Title: Re: Butternut squash plants have made it.. how to keep them alive
Post by: saddad on August 07, 2007, 21:42:01

You can pollinate them by hand if you want... but I'm sure they'll be fine left to their own devices...
;D

Title: Re: Butternut squash plants have made it.. how to keep them alive
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on August 08, 2007, 10:41:19

Mine are alive, but really doing nothing; yeaterday there was a single flower between half a dozen plants. Yours will be OK, its not only bees that pollinate them. Flies are important too.

Title: Re: Butternut squash plants have made it.. how to keep them alive
Post by: Trixiebelle on August 09, 2007, 09:24:27

I can hear them now! A MILLION flies across the UK cheering and shouting

"YAAAAAAAAAAAYYY AT LAST - WE HAVE RECEIVED GOOD PRESS" ;D

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