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- Q.Butternut Squash Leaves Turning Black - My butternut squash leaves suddenly started turning black and curling up. I live in FL; this started about same time ...
- Q.Planting Squash - How far apart must you plant spaghetti squash from butternut squash to prevent cross-pollination?
- Q.Can You Plant Butternut Squash In Planters And Cover With Dirt - I made 4 planters (15" x 5" x 6). I started the seed. Can I plant the containers in ...
- Q.What Kind Of Squash? - I planted butternut & spaghetti squash this year. Spaghetti from packaged seeds & butternut from saved seed. Both are ...
- Q.Butternut Squash - The squash are getting large. Can I leave them on the vine until late September or should I remove when ...
- Q.Can I Store Butternut Squash Seeds To Plant Next Year - I would like to save the seeds for the next year, but I don't know if it is possible. If ...
- Q.Butternut Squash Leaves Are Turning Yellow - I've been gardening for a few years, and I've never had this problem. My butternut squash leaves are turning yellow ...
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Anonymous on
April 11, 2014Q.Butternut Squash Leaves Turning Black
My butternut squash leaves suddenly started turning black and curling up. I live in FL; this started about same time as it got real hot - may or may not be related to heat. I sprayed once with Fertiloam Triple Action Plus, but it rained hard the next day. So far, squash on the vine not affected. What should I do?
Answered by
Nikki on
April 11, 2014
Certified ExpertA.It's hard to tell, but from the description, it could be an issue with stem blight. This article will help determine if this is the problem: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/disease/gummy-stem-blight-control.htm
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- Asked by
Anonymous on
May 11, 2014Q.Planting Squash
How far apart must you plant spaghetti squash from butternut squash to prevent cross-pollination?
- Answered by
Nikki on
May 11, 2014
Certified ExpertA.Squash may require as much as 500 feet between varieties to prevent cross-pollination. However, you only need to worry about cross-pollination of squash if you save the seeds for planting next year. Here is an article or two that you may find helpful: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/vgen/cross-pollination.htm, https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/propagation/seeds/controlling-cross-pollination.htm
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joan11 on
July 10, 2014Q.can you plant butternut squash in planters and cover with dirt
I made 4 planters (15" x 5" x 6). I started the seed. Can I plant the containers in the ground and cover them with dirt? Will the squash keep growing down hill? I am talking about butternut.
Thank you,
Joan
- Answered by
theficuswrangler on
July 10, 2014A.I'm not sure what you mean about the squash growing downhill, but the concern with growing a plant like squash in containers is using something large enough to allow room for the roots. I don't know if the containers you describe are large enough. Another consideration is watering. Containers buried in the ground are going to be difficult to monitor, and to water. This article has some other thoughts on growing squash in containers: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/squash/growing-squash-in-containers.htm
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2dogsfarm on
August 8, 2014Q.What kind of squash?
I planted butternut & spaghetti squash this year. Spaghetti from packaged seeds & butternut from saved seed. Both are fruiting, but I have also noticed a squash that appears to be coming on the spaghetti squash vines that has a dark green skin with striping that resembles a zucchini but the shape is more like the unripened spaghetti squash. What could have hitchhiked in on my saved seed?
- Answered by
theficuswrangler on
August 10, 2014A.First thing, is it possible you got one of your saved seeds into the spaghetti squash group? Saved seeds often produce plants that are unlike the parent, because the parent was a hybrid plant. However, squashes are all very closely related, so even purchased seeds may produce some unexpected progeny. This article explains more about hybrids and their seeds: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/seeds/non-hybrid-seeds-vs-hybrid-seeds.htm
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Kenmennerich on
August 9, 2014Q.Butternut Squash
The squash are getting large. Can I leave them on the vine until late September or should I remove when they get to good size?
- Answered by
theficuswrangler on
August 11, 2014A.Here's an article that should help with that: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/squash/butternut-squash-harvest.htm
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Natiheaps on
October 9, 2014Q.can I store butternut squash seeds to plant next year
I would like to save the seeds for the next year, but I don't know if it is possible. If it is, how do I store the seeds?
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theficuswrangler on
October 10, 2014A.Hopefully this article will answer your question: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/squash/squash-seed-harvesting.htm
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GreenGoddessGurl on
June 28, 2015
11706Q.butternut squash leaves are turning yellow
I've been gardening for a few years, and I've never had this problem. My butternut squash leaves are turning yellow at the bottom of the plant, and they are getting brown spots too. The fruits are growing very nicely. I fertilize the plants once a week and water hasn't been a problem because of the rain we've been getting. What's wrong with my plants?
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
June 29, 2015A.This is squash end rot, most likely due to the heavy rainfall.
Here is a link with more information.
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