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  • From: Jay Sleichter <jaysleichter AT yahoo.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Squash problem in hoop
  • Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 21:37:52 -0700 (PDT)

Agreed Parthenon is a great variety for high tunnels, my only problem is they never last all season.  I pick for a long season, but I plant other plantings outside the tunnels. Other parthenocarpic varieties I have tried and also grow, Perfect Pick and Cavali ( a light green zucchini, good flavor and very crisp even raw). I have been growing the parthenocarpic varieties for 5 years now, even outside the tunnels and I am very happy with them and I don't have to worry about pollination all the time.

This is Parthenon, I direct seeded these into a movable tunnel in early August and I was harvesting in 30 days.  There are 5 rows, 1 foot between plants about 150 plants in here.    Kinda tight, but you can really produce bunches of zucchini!
jrslick's image 

Jay
 
Jay's Jellies, Produce and More
Clay Center, Kansas
www.jaysjellies.com
http://rvp.locallygrown.net/


On Wednesday, June 11, 2014 11:18 AM, Etienne Goyer <etienne AT lejardinduvillage.ca> wrote:


Parthenon, a parthenocarpic green zucchini, might be a solution for you
guys.  The seeds are 4x the price of other hybrid, though.  It did work
fine for me last season in a hoophouse.  Zucchini all season long from a
single planting, with practically no reject.


On 14-06-11 11:08 AM, Richard Robinson wrote:
> I would guess pollination. 8" is a little long, in my experience, for that, but I don't know Zephyr. I've seen that commonly at 3-6".
>
> I've had poor luck with unassisted pollination of zucchini in my hoop houses, despite their being next to the open sides. I'll be trying to help things along this year.
>
>    Richard Robinson
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>
> On 6/11/2014 at 11:05:57 AM, Ron McElwain wrote:
>> Just checking to see if I know what is going on or if I have a bigger problem
>> than I think.
>>
>> I have Zephyr squash in the hoop.  The ends of the fruit are rotting off when
>> the fruit is about 4-8" long.  The fruit are also mostly skinny.  My guess is
>> a pollination problem.  Am I correct or do I have a bigger problem?
>>
>> Ron McElwain
>> NW Missouri - Zone 5
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