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Squash query

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  Posted by officerdibber (U13913369) on Wednesday, 7th July 2010

  Is it possible to grow squash plants in pots, if so what would be the best size?
  
  Last year I planted out in the garden and the weather was so bad the one fruit went rotten and the plant drowned.
  
  I now have 4 plants in pots ready to be planted out and want to know the best way in order to preserve any fruit that might appear.
  
  Thank you

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  Posted by brothershamass (U4829311) on Wednesday, 7th July 2010

  I would think you'd need very big pots, squashes plants grow very large I would say four plants would take up 3 x 3 metres of floor space. I've grown my inbetween my sweetcorn this year.

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  Posted by officerdibber (U13913369) on Wednesday, 7th July 2010

  Am I right in thinking that once the fruits start to appear I should try and keep them off the soil?
  
  

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  Posted by brothershamass (U4829311) on Thursday, 8th July 2010

  Well I think your suppossed to, every year I say I'm going to buy some straw to put under them and every year I never get round to it. I will this year.
  
  The skin of the squash can get damaged on the ground, we just eat the damanged ones first, the others keep for months. (It's not a massive problem for me, 20% get damaged some worse than others.)

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  Posted by compo (U14259915) on Thursday, 8th July 2010

  The Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Dig In website says that they can be grown in large pots or half barrels

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  Posted by Mithranstar (U14439116) on Saturday, 10th July 2010

  I'm growing pumpkins, squash and courgettes in pots because I got the seeds free and thought it would be fun to try them out.
  
  They are not in huge pots because I have a balcony and space is limited, but they seem to be thriving in the pots they are in. I do have to be very careful to ensure they are sufficiently watered, and I feed them once a week but so far so good. The pumpkins are just starting to form female flowers with baby pumpkins behind them.

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  Posted by annaw1 (U14287763) on Saturday, 10th July 2010

  Would dried out grass cuttings be sufficient to help keep the pumpkins dry and off the ground? I have loads of that!

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  Posted by bookertoo (U3655866) on Saturday, 10th July 2010

  As long as it is really dry it will probably be OK, but if it gets wet though, it will rot and cause the pumpkin or squash to do the same. I had some old curved roof tiles which we used for pumpkins, they drained well and kept warm (not a problem so far this year). You see them in skips from time to time, you can always ask if you may have them. Builders yards have them of course, don't know what they cost, mine were free from a roof that was being repaired.

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