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Jayne 09-05-2003 06:44 PM

Squash growing
 
Can I grow squash in a container? I want to plant some Patty Pan squash &
wondered if they'd grow in a container if I tied them up a cane wigwam?

Thanks,
Jayne



Nicole H 10-05-2003 07:56 AM

Squash growing
 
I grow patty pan squash and it's a bush plant. So yes, it can be grown in a
container.

Nicole
"Jayne" wrote in message
...
Can I grow squash in a container? I want to plant some Patty Pan squash &
wondered if they'd grow in a container if I tied them up a cane wigwam?

Thanks,
Jayne





Pat Kiewicz 10-05-2003 11:56 AM

Squash growing
 
Jayne said:

Can I grow squash in a container? I want to plant some Patty Pan squash &
wondered if they'd grow in a container if I tied them up a cane wigwam?


Summer squash can be grown in a container (a BIG container).

I believe that most summer squash varieties are bush-type plants, so
they will not need a support.

There seems to be an amazing number of half-wine barrels available this
year. Every time I've gone to a garden center this spring I end up smelling
musty spoiled wine. (Is this just a local phenomenon?) In any case, these
would be big enough to grow a pair of summer squash plants, maybe.
--
Pat in Plymouth MI

Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
(attributed to Don Marti)


Keith Karausky 10-05-2003 12:08 PM

Squash growing
 


Every time I've gone to a garden center this spring I end up smelling
musty spoiled wine


The local garden centers are full of them also but ours smell more like Jack
Daniel's.


Pat Meadows 10-05-2003 12:20 PM

Squash growing
 
On Sat, 10 May 2003 05:58:50 -0500, (Pat
Kiewicz) wrote:

Jayne said:

Can I grow squash in a container? I want to plant some Patty Pan squash &
wondered if they'd grow in a container if I tied them up a cane wigwam?


Summer squash can be grown in a container (a BIG container).

I believe that most summer squash varieties are bush-type plants, so
they will not need a support.

There seems to be an amazing number of half-wine barrels available this
year. Every time I've gone to a garden center this spring I end up smelling
musty spoiled wine. (Is this just a local phenomenon?) In any case, these
would be big enough to grow a pair of summer squash plants, maybe.


They're charging (IIRC) $22.95 for each half-wine-barrel
around here. I'd like to have two on our front porch (for
flowers), but I'm not paying THAT price. Not even anything
close to it.

Pat



Jayne 10-05-2003 05:44 PM

Squash growing
 
I've planted the seeds today & will see how they do - thank you!

Jayne




Dan 10-05-2003 06:32 PM

Squash growing
 
On Fri, 9 May 2003 14:06:53 +0000 (UTC), "Jayne"
wrote:

Can I grow squash in a container? I want to plant some Patty Pan squash &
wondered if they'd grow in a container if I tied them up a cane wigwam?


This might sound crazy at first, but I've been thinking of putting a 5
gallon pot of squash on the rooftop, cuz I dont have any other place
to put them this year :)

I have some scrap wood lying around, and was gonna cut the legs so
they slanted with the roof and thus the platform would be flat. Heck,
if a roof is designed to hold several tons of snow, it should handle 2
or 3 five-gallon pots no sweat.

Dan



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