Squash question - pinch or not?

Started by supersprout, June 15, 2006, 07:52:49

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supersprout

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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supersprout


saddad

Yes, pinch them out, yes sideshoots produce most fruit!
:)

supersprout


pakaba

Hi
So should we all be pinching our squashes out?  If so then at what point?

Paula
reduce, re-use, recycle.

saddad

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

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