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  • From: "Bill Shoemaker" <wshoemak AT inil.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] slow squash
  • Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:01:16 -0500

That's probably correct. The situation improves when bees begin to make a habit of visiting the flowers. It takes them time to find the flowers and establish them in their routine.

Bill Shoemaker, Sr Research Specialist, Food Crops
University of Illinois - St Charles Horticulture Research Center
www.nres.uiuc.edu/faculty/directory/shoemaker_wh.html



I was told that when the squash gets pointy on the end (and generally stops
growing) instead of developing a nice even girth the whole length, that
that's also a pollination problem. Does this sound right? This happens on
a lot of my first squash, but tends to ease off after the first pick or two.

Rachel in Eastern Washington



On 6/16/07 2:51 PM, "Bill Bradshaw" <billbradshaw AT hughes.net> wrote:

If were talking summer squash, squash comes first, then the bloom on the
end. Male flowers should already be opening. Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: <cjmaness AT juno.com>
To: <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2007 4:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] slow squash


If you have lots of young squash, I would think the pollination
already took place. Has it been cool in your area? Squash slows down
when it is cool, and really grows fast ( need to pick every day fast)
when it is warm. Normally we pick every other day. But, it has been
raining and cool so we back off to every 3rd day or so.
Today, it's back in the mid 80's so I bet I have a pick out there
waiting for me.
Carla in Oklahoma

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