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Pruning...taking one for the zucchini team
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clcairns
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Location: Sheridan Wyoming
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:20 am Post subject: Pruning...taking one for the zucchini team |
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I have been reading up on to prune or not to prune one of my zucchini squash for the last few days. Seems I couldn't find a straight answer so for anyone interested I pruned one of them tonight. It was so thick to the ground with leaves that I was having trouble getting rid of the rot. The others next to it had plenty of airflow and seemed fine so I just lopped off 7 or 8 stems that were close to the ground, now my arms are itchy from the pricklies! We will see what happens... Either way I will have learned something I guess... I will keep ya updated on what happens.
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gardenmama
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:10 am Post subject: |
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Pruning shouldn't do any harm and should aid in the zucchini growing. I cut back the leaves on mine, as well as the pumpkin and it never hurts the plant.
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clcairns
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:33 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Gardenmama,
You were one of the posts that made me decide to take the plunge when I was reading earlier! Though those big tube stems look like an inviting highway for pests I am hoping that they will do okay and I will have found a solution to my tendency to overwater a bit!
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clcairns
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| Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 8:49 pm Post subject: Update on my Zucchini pruning |
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For anyone that is searching for info on pruning zukes, it went great, the tip rot went away on all of the new little ones that have come out since I pruned. The earwigs showed up and set up camp the first two weeks but didn't seem to do any harm. the pruned stalks have sealed up and I am scrambling for zucchini bread recipes because I have so many to use! I "missed" one and found it today... 25 inches long! Yikes! I also layed way off on the watering after I pruned and pulled off any rot that was there before I pruned. I wouldn't hesitate to try it again next year if I have the same problem!
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toni
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Sounds like you had great success with the zukes. I imagine your freezer is loaded with Zucchini bread and muffins.
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gardenmama
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My zucchini are doing alright..it is a very wet and rainy summer and a lot of people around here are having a hard time with the zucchini. The lady at the local plant hut told me that they had to pull most of theirs because of powdery mildew.
I cut mine back and they seem to be doing better... a few of had to be pulled they were rotted at the base.
But hopefully I will get a few more before any more rot happens.
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clcairns
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Amazingly we are nearing the end of season here in Wyoming. It was a cold and rainy spring followed by a hot and dry 60 days. It is already beginning to show signs of cooling down but I may try one last crop of radish, beet and lettuce where I have some room.
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travelingbooklover
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Location: Kuwait
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| Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:28 pm Post subject: |
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I pruned my zucchini and they were doing well until the temps went over 110F. I guess it was karma that I lost them, I used to complain back in the States about how many I had. I gave away what I could but couldn't bear to throw away good veggies so I made a ton of bread, muffins, pickles, salad, gazpacho and pancakes.I have a ton of zucchini recipes so let me know if you need some!
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clcairns
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hmmm made lots of bread yesterday, mostly just freezing for soups this winter and doing a little pan frying this week. Watermelon, warm fresh tomatoes and fresh breaded zucchini. YUM!
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Growingpains
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I see mildew on the zucchini and yellow squash and I just lopped off the branches that had it. The rest are doing well.
The lack of rain seems to be taking a toll on most of the garden.
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