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I've got three different winter Squash going. The Crown prince are the biggest and produce the largest fruit. Tons of male flower buds but no females yet on them. The Harlequin is just starting to flower and the Gem has 3 flowers one of which is female.
I think the heatwave nearly did for them so they've got off to a late start but doing fine now.
They're known for being greedy feeders and like lots of water.
One very successful Squash grower I know usually has hers in half full Sun / half dappled light. Maybe that helps to stop them getting too hot?
Does anyone know by any chance which two Squash the Harlequin is cross bred from?
As I saved lots of different Squash seed last year I'm agog to find out what I'm going to get. I think they may have stayed true by the three sizes but it's a guess at the moment. I can't find any images online of differing leaf types though. Not got the patience to wait for the fruit to find out!
I think the heatwave nearly did for them so they've got off to a late start but doing fine now.
They're known for being greedy feeders and like lots of water.
One very successful Squash grower I know usually has hers in half full Sun / half dappled light. Maybe that helps to stop them getting too hot?
Does anyone know by any chance which two Squash the Harlequin is cross bred from?
As I saved lots of different Squash seed last year I'm agog to find out what I'm going to get. I think they may have stayed true by the three sizes but it's a guess at the moment. I can't find any images online of differing leaf types though. Not got the patience to wait for the fruit to find out!
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