Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Sweet Dumpling Squash

Collapse

X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Sweet Dumpling Squash

    I have never grown squash before and was given this packet so thought I migth give it a go.

    Can I grow them in containers?

    Are the flowers self pollinating?

    Any information would be great as I have never grown squash before or anything similar!

    Thanks

    Rhoda

  • #2
    Virtually anything can be grown in containers,just depends how big a container is needed this is a trailing/vineing variety so the container will need to be big & heavy enough to support a trellis unless you have the space to let it wander.
    Pollination will be by insects or manually with an artist brush.
    He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame

    Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity

    Comment


    • #3
      That's great thank you think I will plant them tomorrow

      Comment


      • #4
        You need to start them indoors in small pots Rita.

        Comment


        • #5
          AS RL says ^^^ ,also found a bit of size info .......... PlantFiles: Detailed information on Delicata Squash, Winter Squash Cucurbita pepo 'Sweet Dumpling'
          He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame

          Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity

          Comment


          • #6
            As you have not grown them before you are possibly not aware of the difference between the male & female flowers (you get both on the same plant ) .........


            Female on the left & male on the right ..........





            Those are courgette but squash are near identical
            He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame

            Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity

            Comment


            • #7
              Beware the triffids, yes. I have just potted up a sweet dumpling baby-that just sounds wrong-as it was sown about a week ago. Will be the first time that I will also be playing with this one. As BB indicates, squashes have a mind of their own and take off faster than a speeding fella called Bolt.
              Horticultural Hobbit

              http://twitter.com/#!/HorticulturalH
              https://www.facebook.com/pages/Horti...085870?sk=info

              http://horticulturalhobbit.com/

              Comment


              • #8
                I always start all of my plants indoors.

                Do I need to do anything special with the flowers? I grow chillis and usually I remove the first fruit promptly and then produces loads of fruit. Anything like that with squash??


                horticultural_hobbit thanks for the warning about triffids. How long did yours take to germinate?

                Comment


                • #9
                  No, you don't need to remove any of the flowers on squash Rhoda.

                  Comment


                  • #10
                    Mine came up in a week, during the warm spot that we had. Now getting very triffid like and getting their first proper leaf.
                    Horticultural Hobbit

                    http://twitter.com/#!/HorticulturalH
                    https://www.facebook.com/pages/Horti...085870?sk=info

                    http://horticulturalhobbit.com/

                    Comment


                    • #11
                      I planted 4 of these over 2 weeks ago and only one has come up. Will have to plant some more this weekend I think.
                      Likac66

                      Living in her own purple world

                      Loving gardening, reading, knitting and crochet.

                      Comment


                      • #12
                        A lot of Damping off :^(

                        I went mad and planted the whole packet. I think they all came up though they took their time. Probably not really warm enough in my house. They were looking pretty reasonable, had planted 2 per pot so gave them each their own pot. When they settled in gave a few away and thought I had plenty left. They moved to the greenhouse about a month ago.

                        Then a week or two ago I lost all except two, stems floppy and brown . They were lovely little plants (with 3 or 4 true leaves) and suddenly they were dying all over the place. Lost some Beth Alpha cucumbers as well at about the same size. And a couple of French beans. I'd been on holiday so I don't know if different watering contributed.

                        My butternuts, Kabocha, Courgettes and Pattypans seemed unaffected. They may have been just that bit bigger.

                        I think next year I will water my cucumbers and squash with tap water until they are really sturdy as a precaution.

                        At least I have two left, if I can get them settled outside and protect them from the slugs hopefully I'll still get a few lovely mini-squash.

                        Comment

                        Latest Topics

                        Collapse

                        Recent Blog Posts

                        Collapse
                        Working...
                        X