Squash

Hello again!!

I also seem to have problem with my squashes!

They do not seem to be growing much. I water them as much as possible & the weather is hot. I thought they would be growing like mad now!! I give them a feed of Seaweed Extract once a week, but they still seem not to be doing alot.

Am i doing something wrong or do I need to be doing more? Can you help please!

 

In my experience they make a slow start. My Squash and Cougettes still look pretty pathetic. They were grown-on up to 5" pots so that they did not need to be planted out until mid June, thereby trying to avoid the last few cooler nights etc. They still look pathetic!

By the by, Hessayon says to sow [courgettes] direct and thinks that growing in pots, to plant out, is a waste of time!

I expect the "How do I get rid of the glut of Courgettes" threads will be starting real-soon-now

 

Hello Kristen!!

Thank you for that. I thought i was doing something wrong!! I'm pleased that It isn't me!!!!:yho:

I grew my squash in pots before planting out too. I also did the same with my courgettes & thay are growing like mad!!

I think growing in pots first is good because you can protect the plants from pests during their earliest growing stage & you don't have to mess about pulling out weak seedlings & trying to keep weeds down & then pulling up seedlings by mistake. I suppose everyone has their own way like Hessayon!!:D

I will have good receipe for courgettes!!!!:hehe:

 

The ones inside the poly are growing so fast and strong (almost like little shop of horror's) whilst the ones outdoors are almost not growing, so if their in the garden yours are the same as most others, but wait abit and they'll start to grow the same. They were all grown in pots too and I've even planted out one that was growing really well in the poly which has just stopped growing too in the garden, so dont worry.

 

Thank you John!!

I will continue watering and wait in anticipation for the massive growth spurt!!

 

Thanks Ombos!! I'm glad i haven't done something wrong for a change!!

 

"I think growing in pots first is good because you can protect the plants from pests during their earliest growing stage & you don't have to mess about pulling out weak seedlings & trying to keep weeds down & then pulling up seedlings by mistake"

I'm with you on that. I grow pretty much everything in pots to give me more control over how many I actually grow, and so that I can nurture the "little ones" near the house, which is more convenient, rather than out in the open of the veg patch where they can get attacked by all sorts - and suffer intermittent rain and so on.

How did plants ever grow before humans took car of them? :hehe: