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CanopyCo wrote:
On Jun 19, 10:36*am, Billy wrote:
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*"gunner" wrote:
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My green zucchini squash is turning yellow and soft on the blossom end
before it is even big enough to do anything with.
Any idea why and how to make it stop?
Most likely its Blossom End Rot
http://vegetablegardens.suite101.com...ni_blossom_end...
Gunner's suggestion seems right on. The only other observation I would
make is "how are your bees?" I often have this problem, for the first
couple of weeks, when my squash start to produce. In the past, someone
in the group has given me things to do or think about and by the time
I'm ready to do them, the bees have arrived, and the problem goes away.
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- Billy
There be no bees.
Not that I have seen anyway.
There once was a hive just next door, but they all died off for
unknown reasons.
Išll start treatment for blossom end rot right now, and see if that
helps.
I notice that calcium deficiency is part of that problem.
Should I put some calcium vitamin pills in the dirt around the plant?
No bees. You're gonna have to get up close and personal with your zuchs.
Pull the petals off the male flowers and do what comes naturally with it
to the female flowers.
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- Billy
There are three kinds of men: The ones that learn by reading. The few who
learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence and
find out for themselves.
Will Rogers
http://green-house.tv/video/the-spring-garden-tour
http://www.tomdispatch.com/p/zinn