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Sue, something has to be wrong someplace although mine are not pale or
bulbous loking...actually some do turn a little pale before they go. Yesterday I decided to cut all the leaves off because the leaves are huge and maybe drawing all the sun, water and nutrients. What the hell, I've only had one zuchinni all summer, so what do I have to lose? I also took some soil and mulch and put it ontop of the base of the plant which appears to be not that imbedded. The leaves leaves and chutes seem to be groing away from the root ball and there are lots of straw looking things, maybe dea shoots coming out of the ground. On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 01:40:04 GMT, Sue wrote: On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 14:13:27 -0400, wrote: Live on Long Island and planted on June 10th and some a week later. Me too, same problem. The other day I saw 4 or 5 zuchinni on one plant and today none of them looked good. They were really small, maybe about 4 inches. I went out there the other day and thought some kind of horrible worm was on the tip of one of then and even took a picture to try to get online somehow but that turned out to be the rotted flower. Then I thought it might be the chipmunks, so today I put down crushed red pepper again. If they are rotting because there are too many of them, then maybe the chipmunks are staying away because of the first red pepper I put down. I saw some blossom end rot on two of the green beefsteaks, so I'm holding off on watering as much as I was. Actually, the sprinkler guy was here to raise the sprinklers and he switched me from every other day to every day for 15 minutes. Could that be why the zukes aren't doing so well? I'd asked about this rot business here awhile back. Mine get about an inch or two, turn yellow and rot. Lots of suggestions. One was that they may not be getting enough water so I'm trying to increase it. My problem is disorganization - I just don't have a schedule. I did but my backyard auto sprinkler system died to it's up to me. Another couple of things I've noticed with the zucchini that are actually maturing (and I ought to start another thread about this, I suppose) is that they are quite pale and some are bulbous looking - almost like gourds. I've never had either of these problems. I'm assuming that I've planted the same type as usual - cheapies from Wal*Mart. Sue San Joaquin Valley, CA On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 14:58:39 GMT, Sue wrote: On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 05:32:14 GMT, wrote: Does a squash plant support more than one squash at a time? For example, it seems that while a big zucchini is growing, several incipient ones grow poorly or even rot. If I remove the big zucchini, another one starts to grow. I have that rotting problem, too. Sigh. Sue Bill |
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