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Old 12-08-2007, 03:39 PM posted to rec.gardens.edible
Steve Peek Steve Peek is offline
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Default Too small squash - why aren't they growing?

Are there any male flowers on the plant? It sounds like a lack of
pollination.
Steve
"Penny O" wrote in message
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I have a couple of squash plants growing really well up a bamboo wigwam.
They have produced loads of flowers, and then start to develop small
yellow squash. However, the squash don't grow more than 2-3 inches in
diameter, then stop. The earliest ones have now gone a bit brown, so i
took them off. There are about 10-12 other squash still on the plant.
Are there too many? They are growing in our own compost in a raised
bed. How do i make them grow bigger?




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Penny O