Squash-first true leaf direction is it important?!

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I'm soon planting out my squash and remember recently reading that there was something important about the first true leaf direction concerning which way it will trail (if it's a trailing variety!).

A  bit of googling gives some hits saying it trails in the opposite direction to the first leaf.

Does anyone have an experience to confirm whether this is true or not?

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Re: Squash-first true leaf direction is it important?!
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2023, 20:09 »
That's a new one on me!  :unsure:

On a shaded plot the shoots will inevitably head for the sunnier areas, but you can always deploy a few short canes to encourage them to go where you want them to go (even round in circles to save space!)
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Re: Squash-first true leaf direction is it important?!
« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2023, 04:12 »
I think JayG's comment bending toward sunnier areas on their own, or able to be directed / trained in a desired direction, are spot on.  Much more important than first leaf direction, IMO.
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Re: Squash-first true leaf direction is it important?!
« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2023, 13:49 »
Yeah I always use canes to force them into the area I want them to go.



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