How many are you getting per vine? Do you cull any small ones so a few will get big or just let them go? I have a Leelanau Sweetglo with 4 or 5 lil melons on it, was wondering if I need to pull some.

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it was a beauty.

It looks perfect.

I planted Kajara, Tigger, and Model melons. The Tiggers look like they're doing best in the heat. T

I'm optimistic about my squash. I planted Acorn Squash in the spring and none of the fruit ever set. They all got fuzzy and fell off. I sprayed copper fungicide on my current squash, hopefully it works. I planted Scallop, Butternut, Desi, Acorn, and Guicoy.

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Posted by PillageUrVillage

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Posted on 8/14/23 at 8:33 am to Loup

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How many are you getting per vine?

I have no idea. They were just kinda running wild.

I wasn't culling any at first. But the last couple of weeks I was because I was ready to finish harvesting the bigger melons and pull them up. I couldn't tell you if it made a difference in the size.

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I'm optimistic about my squash. I planted Acorn Squash in the spring and none of the fruit ever set. They all got fuzzy and fell off. I sprayed copper fungicide on my current squash, hopefully it works

Pumpkins are doing the same for me. Last year when I had that problem I did a lot of reading and youtube watching to see if that was normal. The explanation that made the most sense to me was how one person described it. Basically squash makes a lot of "practice" fruit before you finally get a good one. When the plant is able to sustain fruit development, and all the conditions are right, you'll start getting viable female flowers.

I think the extreme heat is definitely delaying things here for me. Squash can handle high temps, but it has its limits.

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