tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29834831.post6051791369355449949..comments2024-03-27T18:07:43.918-07:00Comments on Daniel's Pacific NW Garden: SquashesDaniel Wachenheimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009166706587141830noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29834831.post-82793524860202889062015-10-10T18:34:44.754-07:002015-10-10T18:34:44.754-07:00Why did I wait so long to grow them? I love watch...Why did I wait so long to grow them? I love watching them grow and produce!<br /><br />Joan, maybe all you need is a fishnet over them. Years ago my dad taught me how to knot a fishnet, but I forget now. Deer did not bother my vines until a couple weeks ago. Now they are eating everything they can.<br /><br />Lance, i probably posted the pumpkin seedlings as squashes, since pumpkins are just round, orange squashes snd evev interbreed with them.<br /><br />I treated the squashes and pumpkins exactly the same. Already looking at Baker Creek online for next year, plus I have a lot of seeds left over.<br />Daniel Wachenheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11009166706587141830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29834831.post-79248599535010625522015-10-10T17:51:17.947-07:002015-10-10T17:51:17.947-07:00Ohhh what joy! Colorful pumpkins. It looks too go...Ohhh what joy! Colorful pumpkins. It looks too good to eat. I missed the pumpkin season altogether because I got distracted by the Sharkfin melon. Did you post pumpkin seedlings? I must have forgotten otherwise I wouldn't be seating here being pumpkinless........Pumkin pie is a great idea. lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657961543274999017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29834831.post-77156779200860928022015-10-07T00:38:04.097-07:002015-10-07T00:38:04.097-07:00What splendid scenes, Ning, with pink banana squas...What splendid scenes, Ning, with pink banana squash and the photo of the many varieties. I agree, squash love nitrogen fertilizer and I give several side dressings of well-rotted manure throughout the season and lots of water. We mostly enjoy the young zucchini and pattypan varieties. I know I will have to protect the raised beds from deer next summer. I didn't plant any at Laura's this year. The one zucchini very quickly had all the leaves chewed off and several sized deer tracks around it. Larry tells me the day will come when I will hate the deer. That hasn't happened so far. Joan Denoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04814887816077970282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29834831.post-27320959298942052862015-10-06T16:30:49.295-07:002015-10-06T16:30:49.295-07:00Randy, I think what did it for me was being genero...Randy, I think what did it for me was being generous with nitrogen fertilizer. I applied several times during spring and early summer. That gave vigorous vines, big green leaves. I also hand-pollinated, which may have helped.Daniel Wachenheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11009166706587141830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29834831.post-83172837690426917362015-10-06T05:51:27.431-07:002015-10-06T05:51:27.431-07:00What fun! And what a variety. I had no luck with s...What fun! And what a variety. I had no luck with squashes this year. Don't know why. Melons either. Must be the soil.darwindudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03839051116855902390noreply@blogger.com