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Thinking of giving squash a go? They’re easy and quick growing – you can be harvesting in as little as 6-7 weeks! They’re in the same family as pumpkins and melons, so you know they will taste good. Try them baked, roasted, steamed or sliced and thrown into stir-fries.
How to grow squash in a garden
- Choose a sunny spot with well drained soil and enrich the soil with Yates Thrive Natural Blood & Bone with Seaweed.
- Form small mounds of soil and space 70cm apart. Sow 3-4 seeds into each mound and water well.
- As seedlings grow, thin to the two strongest plants in each mound. Feed weekly with Yates Thrive Natural Fish Seaweed+ Plant Food Concentrate.
- Water regularly, particularly in hot or windy weather. Mulch with organic mulch like pea or lucerne straw to help retain soil moisture.
- Harvest regularly to encourage more flowers and fruit.
How to grow squash in a pot
- Choose a pot at least 400mm wide and deep. Position in full sun and fill with quality potting mix, such as Yates Premium Potting Mix.
- Sow direct by clumping 3-4 seeds into each planting hole. Water in well.
- As seedlings grow, thin to the two strongest plants. Feed weekly with Yates Thrive Natural Fish Seaweed+ Plant Food Concentrate.
- Harvest regularly to encourage more flowers and fruit.
Growing tips
Hand pollination can be used to help improve fruit set. To hand pollinate, pick male flowers (sitting above a fairly thin erect stem), remove petals and gently brush over the centre of the female flowers (flowers sitting above a tiny swollen base). Do this early in the morning as the short-lived flowers can close by mid-morning.
Try watering the soil more than the leaves. Water sitting on the foliage all day can promote fungal issues, like powdery mildew.
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Recommended products
Yates Thrive Natural Blood & Bone with Seaweed
A certified organic garden input boosted with NZ Seaweed to gently nourish plants, enrich the soil and encourage a strong healthy root system.
Yates Thrive Natural Fish & Seaweed+ Plant Food Concentrate
A complete plant food enriched with natural fish, seaweed, humates, molasses and more - boosted with NPK to improve plant and soil vitality.
Yates Premium Potting Mix
A premium potting mix, ideal for all potted plants and shrubs, including ornamentals, fruit trees, vegies and herbs.
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