too many small butternut squash

I grew my butternut squash in planting pots, as you would for tomatoes. My crop doubled in quantity but were much smaller. No matter how much I watered and fed them, they wouldn’t grow any bigger.

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#1 Comment By GKH_Susan On 09/08/2019 @ 10:27 pm

I’m wondering if they didn’t have enough space. Butternut squash requires a lot of room. Also, too much fertilizer is detrimental. Here are the cultural needs for butternut squash:

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