"jeff" wrote in message
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mj wrote:
On Sep 17, 1:37 pm, mj wrote:
On Sep 17, 7:47 am, phorbin wrote:

In article 0a2ea65d-b4a5-40f7-ba3d-
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it would seem to me that the value of the crop must exceed the cost of
growing it. No doubt why there are few hydroponic squash growers.

Jeff


A logical premise, yet hydroponics can be very cost effective and need not
be expensive.

For sure, a bit more than sticking a seed in a hole in the ground and
hoping it grows.

Most cases, hydro foods are much easier to grow; using much less water to
grow much more food on much less acreage.

Definitely less labor, plus the cost of nutes is controllable & you get
better pest control.

As for squash growing? done quite often, mostly outdoors:
http://www.hos.ufl.edu/protectedag/p...babysquash.pdf
an old AG study on baby squash production.