What's my name and how come I'm not producing?

I planted these and lost the seed packet. I think there either squash or zuchinni. Is it necessary to have two plants to fertilize and be productive or what?

I'm very inexperienced, but it doesn't look like squash or zucchini to me. It looks like the watermelon plant a friend showed me yesterday, but I can't say for sure that that's what it is.

Thanks for your input.

Looks like melon plants, son :) Just side dress it and let it grow :)

Wow, how did that get there? Must be seeds from the compost pile or something. That's where I planted what I thought was zuchinni. Anyhow it's not running much.

did you plant acorn squash?

I ordered zucchini, but I think they sent me the wrong thing. I don't know let me go down stairs and see if I can find the package.

That is a squash plant, Looks similar to an Italian summer squash I have this year
RED

I can't find the seed packet. Thanks, now I know it's squash.

Why isn't it producing then?

i think it is acorn squash. you need to plant 4 seeds per hill

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/plantanswers/vegetables/squash.html

Here is a link I found. I'll put some compost around it and water really well. Hopefully that will work some. I think the birds in my garden are doing to good of a job on the bugs. Because it apperently isn't getting polinated.

I think it is a bush variety and is not yet quite old enough. I t should produce both male and female blooms and pollinize itself. Have a little more patience
RED

Definitly not a watermelon, growth pattern is a bush squash, but leaves are different that the types I grow, At any rate, the plant in your picture needs to do a lot of growing yet. Once flowers form, you should have clear idea as to the type, if not cultivar. Patience is a virtue. You have to have both male and female flowers before worrying about pollination.

Well, I did have flowesr before. We've been in kinda of a drought situation so today I watered it heavily. Thanks for everyones input.

Well here some pictures. Looks like it was a zucchini afterall. Now when do I need to harvest them?

here's another...

That type of zuke is best at about 6 -8 inches, but you can harvest them anytime up to about half grown. Quality deteriates rapidly when seeds began to form. This is one of the few green types I grow, preferring the Greys and Lebanese types.

they look nice and healthy - I would wait until they are about 12 inches - but I would check them everyday (mine have grown serveral inches in a day) left for work in the morning and they were 4 inches big.... came home and they were a good 10 inches big. I picked my first one at about 10-12 inches and I think it could have stayed on longer. I waited a day to eat and it was already getting flimsy - i think you have to eat with in a day or so...

6 - 8 inches.... i waited to long then? Are they ripe at that size? I'm growing a summer medley or zuc and squash. It tasted great - I wonder if that is why it was flimsy in a day...

No, You do not want a ripe summer squash. They are meant to be eaten in the immature stage. You can use them at anytime from blossoming until the shell and seeds get hard and unpalatable. Some folks let them get big and use them for things like zucchini bread. A ripe summer squash is a semi hard shell full of seeds. Most of the small ornamental gourds are actually a version of summer squash.

Thanks Farmerdill! I'll harvest them w/in a day or so. You think?

Thanks Farmerdill adn Dean_w - This is a first for me and I am learning a lot (mostly the hard way)... Any thought on pepper plants - mine are very sad and it looks like they are dying...all the leaves are falling off along wiht the buds.

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Kmarvaso, I'm having problems with my Bell Peppers too so.

I read on another page that the plants (soil) are lacking in Magnesium Sulfite and to mix a tbls of Epsom Salt in a gallon of water... I am going to give it a shot.. The plants look very ill there are NO leaves on the bottom 1/2 of the plant and most of the blossoms are on the ground...this all happened over night - one day I had a nice healthy plant... and the next it looked like death =(

I will keep you posted if this work =)

Kelly

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Thanks Kelly!

http://www.doityourself.com/stry/fertilizeepsomsalts
I found this link on the use of Epsom salts, it says that misting it onto the leaves helps the plant get quicker and better use out of it. Haven't tried it yet, let me know if you do, and it works out?
Julia

I read two different articles and with much caution i tried both remedys. First I took 1 tbsp of Epson salt in a gallon of water and watered the plants (soil) with it.

Next I took 1 tbsp per 32 oz of water and I misted the plants.

Everything I have read has stated that nothing will correct itself over night - so I will assume it will be awhile..... but I will keep you posted if it gets better or worse.

Cross your fingers =)

Epsom Salt update..... Well I have treated the soil twice and misted the plants twice.. all over this last weekend. I gotta tell ya - they look happier and much healthier. I have about six new little peppers coming out and all the buds seem to be hanging on to the plant. I also have a couple new leafs at the bottom of hte plants where they have all fallen off. We had some great sun this weekend and I am sure that has help also - but so far so good!!!

KM

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Post a photo if you can.

I'm glad that helped! I guess I better get out there and apply some myself! Sure wish I could share some of this excess sun we've been having-highs in the 90's and no cooling nights for a while there. There ought to be a middle ground somewhere:>(

I will post a pic when I ge thome from work tonight =) They are looking so much better!!!

Share the sun!!! And the bee's if ya got um !!!

Here is a pic of the new growth... it is not much but it is growing!!!

This is an older pic of what three of them looked liek - I will go photo these three so you can see the progress... GO EPSOM SALT!!

KM

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Peppers are still kicking....

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the leaves look much heathier and happy... i forgot to take a pic of the new little gys but here are the leafs...

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here is the same 3 plants from 3 post ago... I think they look a lot better

here are some buds that are hanging on....

I may not have won the war yet - but I think i have over come a couple battles =)

I am WAY to into my garden!!!!

Much better looking than before! Congrats!

Thank you!!

I am pretty proud

=)

Kelly