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| I have around 12 summer squash plants of zucchini and yellow (which I refer to as summer squash, simply, as that is how I was introduced to them) each, and they are in bunches of maybe 3-4 per bunch, evening out to 7 bunches. 3 are yellow, 4 are zucchini. Two of the yellow are blooming with female flowers, one is just blooming, and two of the zucchini are blooming. With one of the yellow squash, I'm quite impressed at it's progress. There are 8 possibly pollinated squash on just the one! I am having trouble figuring out if they are pollinated... if they aren't, I'm pulling them and frying them up before they rot, if they are, I want to leave them be so they can grow; they are about 3'' right now. With 5 of them, I don't expect them to be very big, but with three, I do; one, I don't think is pollinated, as the blossom was shot off by hail just after blooming. The other two were self pollinated maybe 4-5 days ago, but I'm not sure if it worked. They aren't growing much, but the other one is. It's about 30% larger than the other two, who are barely 10% larger than the 5 who bloomed yesterday or today. Do you know of a way to tell if they are pollinated? Furthermore, is it possible to 1) eat winter squash blossoms as you do summer ones and 2) pollinate any squash (acorn, for example) to another squash (zucchini, for example)? Thanks so much for your time! |
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- Posted by farmerdill (My Page) on Tue, Jun 24, 14 at 7:35
| Squash grow very rapidly once they are pollinated. Within three days you should see significant growth. and yes You can pollinate any C.pepo with any other C. pepo. Most summer squash are C.pepo as is acorn, delicata, some pumpkins in the winter squash group. All the blossoms are edible. |
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- Posted by lazygardens PhxAZ%3A Sunset 13 (My Page) on Tue, Jun 24, 14 at 7:41
| Pics? Show us the ones you are wondering about |
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- Posted by Summer_Squash none (My Page) on Tue, Jun 24, 14 at 13:17
| Okay. Based on what I've seen, I think that two of the three aren't pollinated, and that the ones I just pollinated yesterday or day before are pollinated... here are pics just in case : |
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- Posted by Summer_Squash none (My Page) on Tue, Jun 24, 14 at 13:18
| Previous pic was of a quarter, and you can see some squash. This one should be of 4 day pollinated squash, something like that. |
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- Posted by Summer_Squash none (My Page) on Tue, Jun 24, 14 at 13:20
| Sorry, I don't know how to post multiple images. Pollinated just yesterday or day before, I believe. |
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- Posted by Summer_Squash none (My Page) on Tue, Jun 24, 14 at 13:21
| Last one, as old as the first one right next to a quarter. |
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