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Butternut Squashes

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Dilly Dom

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Butternut Squashes

« on: August 13, 2014, 13:12 »

Anyone got any idea why some but not all of our butternut squashes start to go brown on the end and rot?
What am I doing wrong.

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Re: Butternut Squashes

« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2014, 13:18 »

They've probably not been pollinated.

It pays to hand pollinate the female flower either using using a soft brush to transfer pollen from a male flower, or less subtly just by stuffing the stamen into it.

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