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+ | ===== Winter squash ===== | ||
+ | I didn't do pumpkins of any variety this year. I grow healthy, nutrient-dense, | ||
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+ | ==== Varieties ==== | ||
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+ | I grew two varieties of winter squash, Resistant Early Bush Acorn (REBA), an acorn squash, and a spaghetti squash, both from High Mowing Seeds. Both germinated quickly and well, and grew into robust plants. | ||
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+ | I transplanted four of each variety, which was enough to produce well for personal storage and donation to the food banks. | ||
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+ | The unusually hot and dry weather during June and July inhibited production of these winter squash. By mid-July there were few new fruits. But with the arrival of cooler August temperatures, | ||
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+ | ==== Healthy plants ==== | ||
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+ | Whether from the re-mineralization, | ||
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+ | ==== Production (acorn squash) ==== | ||
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+ | The REBA acorn squash ripened quickly enough that they were ready by the time I harvested to plant the winter cover crop. And there were a lot of them. | ||
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+ | ==== Production (spaghetti squash) ==== | ||
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+ | With the cooler August temperatures the plants put on lots of new fruit. However, these took way longer to mature. | ||
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+ | I harvested the last squash in mid-September, | ||
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+ | ==== Powdery mildew ==== | ||
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+ | In my garden powdery mildew is always present, so I took measures throughout the growing season to minimize its presence and effects. The spaghetti squash were the first of all the cucurbits to succumb to the fungus as soon as August' | ||
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+ | ==== Next year ==== | ||
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+ | I'd choose the REBA across squash next year but I would look for another winter squash (other than pumpkins). |
garden/about/plants/cucurbit/winter.txt · Last modified: 2015/12/25 14:09 by davidbac