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Tue, Jun 10, 14 at 18:39
| So, I'm new to vegetable gardening and I thought I planted 3 plants in this tire. Turns out there are actually 5 plants and I am worried about overcrowding. I have two zucchini plants and 3 patty pan squashes. I am wondering should I prune back the leaves? Should I cut back the weaker plants to make more room? Or should I just leave them alone? So far the zucchini seem to be doing alright but the patty pan squashes seem to be growing slowly. There is space underneath the tire for the roots to grow (I mixed compost in with the existing soil underneath). |
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| Too crowded,I plant mine about 3 feet apart. |
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| Agree thin it down to three plants max and 2 would be better IMO. You can tell the difference between the 2 varieties by the leaves and assuming you aren't saving seeds you can cross pollinate them by hand with each other if needed. Dave |
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