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Post by Mumsey on Aug 20, 2020 4:44:45 GMT -5
I have blooming yellow crookneck, planted about 3 weeks ago, it seems small though.
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Post by tbird on Aug 25, 2020 10:03:28 GMT -5
"Jul 24, 2020 at 2:07pm SpringRain said:
I'm glad to read of these successes
Me too. My spring plantings of yellow straightneck have done well, but are declining. Never planted it in July or August for fall, but since we like it so much, I'm going to give it a shot.
Meanwhile, the spring-planted Candy Roasters are spreading and setting nicely.
Is it too late to try one now? In chicago?"
Welp - I got suckered in by some enthusiastic youtuber on planting late squash....Started about 3 days ago? No evidence yet, but I'm sure I'll end up with nothing on this venture, after putting in quite a bit of work to prep the bed, etc.
Should have done by August 1st I'm sure when he said august plantings work! not the the 20th!
oh well! It has been a bit of a heat wave, made me think it could be, and too hot to plant the fall seeds.
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Post by binnylou on Aug 25, 2020 11:02:11 GMT -5
tbird, even if you don’t get fruit on your vine, think of the organic matter that you can incorporate back in to your bed or compost pile.
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Post by SpringRain🕊️ on Aug 25, 2020 11:32:14 GMT -5
binnylou , great idea for late plantings that may or may not create harvestable fruit. Vining crops would be good for this; the vines can just be left on the soil to provide a sort of mulch. Now where are all those pumpkins seeds I forgot to plant??
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Post by Mumsey on Aug 27, 2020 3:17:40 GMT -5
The crookneck I planted late is not doing so hot. It's in a good bed, plenty of sun, been watering it every few days. Small, with tiny little squash, Lots of blooms. I know it's not a small version since I planted it last year and it got massive. It will be organic matter soon.
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Post by tbird on Aug 27, 2020 7:57:15 GMT -5
Mumsey - do the small squash taste good, though?
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Post by James on Aug 27, 2020 10:35:37 GMT -5
Mumsey, I hope you get some to eat before the killing frost. Have fun!
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Post by binnylou on Aug 31, 2020 10:06:15 GMT -5
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Post by tbird on Aug 31, 2020 12:50:08 GMT -5
I have 3 squash sprouts now, was willing to give up on them and then - magically they were there. Just one planting hole, wondering if I should trim out the others or not.
Seemed to take forever to pop up, and now I can feel fall in the air....
The experiment continues....
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Post by binnylou on Aug 31, 2020 13:24:50 GMT -5
tbird , I'd leave them. Just keep them well watered....and mulched if you can. I think I planted 5 or 6 seeds in the raised bed.
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Post by Wheelgarden on Aug 31, 2020 14:30:12 GMT -5
My straightneck planted almost a month ago is up and healthy, but seems small as well. Maybe I'm just impatient (sorry, Emerson)...plenty of time here until first frost, so I'll just bite my lip and see how it goes.
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Post by tbird on Aug 31, 2020 14:48:49 GMT -5
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Post by tbird on Sept 4, 2020 7:57:22 GMT -5
Now the weather has taken a real turn, mid 50's when I woke. those squash seedling now seem a very foolish enterprise.....
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Post by James on Sept 5, 2020 10:37:50 GMT -5
Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Gardening is always an experiment. You plant and hope. Sometimes you make it, sometimes you don't. But for sure you get nothing if you don't plant. So give it a whirl and see how it comes out.
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Post by tbird on Sept 10, 2020 13:20:01 GMT -5
very disappointed in myself! I just popped a cloche on my little squashers. Why didn't I think of that a week ago?
It got toasty under it within an hour.
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