Why are my squash dying off?

They have tons of flowers but but do not turn into fruit, also the fruit that’s growing dies off.

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 07/09/2019 @ 2:10 pm

It sounds like you are seeing the male blossoms; that are generally abundant die off. The female blossoms; there are less-these are the ones that form the fruits.

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You could have poor pollination or Blossom End Rot issues.

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