Crown prince squash

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Ian321

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Crown prince squash
« on: July 05, 2015, 10:49 »
Hi everybody, I am pleased to be among fellow veggie growers. I am growing the above for the first time. The plants all seem healthy and are steaming ahead with good growth and flower production. Should I restrict the number of fruits I allow to grow on each plant, in order to get the best quality fruits? Thanks .

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Thrutchington

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Re: Crown prince squash
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2015, 13:21 »
I grew butternut last year and restricted the number of fruits to 6 per plant. That gave us enough to cook and seemed to keep the plant happy enough.

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compostqueen

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Re: Crown prince squash
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2015, 15:54 »
As an F1 it might not put out too many.  I think they tend to be rather stingy so don't be too rash and go in before they've had chance to set fruit. Crown Prince are so good it would be a shame to miss any.   :)

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jaydig

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Re: Crown prince squash
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2015, 16:12 »
I grow Crown Prince every year, and they only seem to carry three, or perhaps four, fruits per plant. They shed any surplus to requirements themselves, so I wouldn't remove any, or you may find you are disappointed with the crop.

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Ian321

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Re: Crown prince squash
« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2015, 22:16 »
Thanks to all three respondents. Very useful info.



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