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growing squashes/melons

bugsntinas · 2010-04-10 22:22:36

i been told that you can grow the above in fresh manure can some one tell me if that's correct?

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10-04-2010 11:22pm

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bugsntinas

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i been told that you can grow the above in fresh manure can some one tell me if that's correct?

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#2 11-04-2010 7:02pm
johno2

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Yes, but sprout them in potting compost and give them a decent bit of topsoil around that when you are planting them out. The young roots won't like choking in manure until the plant is a good size. Bury a few shovels of manure 5-10 inches from where you plant them and the roots will find it as the plants grow. I give squashes about a sq meter each because they love spreading out all over the place.

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#3 12-04-2010 1:31pm
sharon68

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hi. I had lots of plants last year from seed of a supermarket squash, none came to fruit though. Was it me or what?

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