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Title: squash....or too squashed?
Post by: Hector on June 05, 2009, 14:23:25

I have seen sites where folk are successfully growing trailing squash in coldframes of 4 by 2 foot spaces. Do you think I can grow one squash in a 3 foot wide by 3 foot high by 2 and 3 inch deep plastic square cloche.....or is this too squished?

Title: Re: squash....or too squashed?
Post by: manicscousers on June 05, 2009, 15:28:23

depends on the squash, if you can grow it up a trellis or similar, we allow 3x3 for our plants, it's the trailing that need the room :)

Title: Re: squash....or too squashed?
Post by: Hector on June 05, 2009, 15:48:30

Sorry, me being vague doesnt help...some folk seem to trail them around squash houses/cloches like
http://www.allaboutliverpool.com/allaboutallotments_Vegetables_squash_butternut.html (http://www.allaboutliverpool.com/allaboutallotments_Vegetables_squash_butternut.html)

(that site shows 4 by 8 for two plants, where I'm thinking 3 by 2 for one plant?)

Title: Re: squash....or too squashed?
Post by: manicscousers on June 05, 2009, 18:34:28

here's one of ours, 11th june last year :o ;D

Title: Re: squash....or too squashed?
Post by: Hector on June 05, 2009, 18:35:26

ONE?, dear God it's a triffid :)

Title: Re: squash....or too squashed?
Post by: manicscousers on June 05, 2009, 18:37:29

self saved seed from 'small' sugar ;D

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