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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: gwynleg on May 30, 2013, 21:56:01

Title: At last
Post by: gwynleg on May 30, 2013, 21:56:01
I sowed some 16+ squash seeds expecting most to germinate and that I would be giving away some plants. That was about a month ago and only yesterday/today have I seen little green shoots. I had nearly given up thinking they had rotted off or something.

Now the question is - is there enough time to get crops from them?
Title: Re: At last
Post by: RenishawPhil on May 30, 2013, 21:56:48
Oh yes most definately

they will catch up and we may have a warm september
Title: Re: At last
Post by: BarriedaleNick on May 31, 2013, 08:59:11
I rarely start my squash off till about now and always get a crop..
Title: Re: At last
Post by: willsy on May 31, 2013, 22:53:10
Barriedale, do you plant outside, or in a polytunnel or greenhouse? Same Question to Basfordlad and Gwynleg.
Title: Re: At last
Post by: RenishawPhil on May 31, 2013, 23:08:51
Quote from: willsy on May 31, 2013, 22:53:10
Barriedale, do you plant outside, or in a polytunnel or greenhouse? Same Question to Basfordlad and Gwynleg.

Plant outside but had them under cloches until today
Title: Re: At last
Post by: BarriedaleNick on June 01, 2013, 08:15:02
Plant in pots on the window sill, harden off in the greenhouse and then outdoors..
Title: Re: At last
Post by: gwynleg on June 01, 2013, 12:20:40
Thanks for the replies - very reassuring. I plant them outside in little heaps of manure and usually they do really well (I still have 2 little squashes surviving from last year  - to be honest I will be glad when they've gone I had so many.
Title: Re: At last
Post by: willsy on June 02, 2013, 21:37:04
Think I'm going to try a couple of mine in the poly tunnel and some outside, but being in the N/West Pennines maybe too cold. What do you think?  :wave: :wave: