Transplanting cucumbers and squash grown in pots
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I have planted cucumbers and squash and each plant is in a separate pot. There are two of each plants in each pot but I'm guessing that it is too small for them because they have flowered already. I want to transplant them in raised beds to bush out comfortably ? Should I go ahead and transplant or will it damage my plants?
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by: reem
(9 points)
Posted: November 4, 2014
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These crops are usually direct seeded instead of transplanted. Go ahead and transplant IF the soil is warm enough. (> 70F)
Flowering can be caused by stress, but it may not be the size of the pot. How big is the pot in relation to the plants?
Flowering can be caused by stress, but it may not be the size of the pot. How big is the pot in relation to the plants?
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by: Nicole Castle Brookus
(21 points)
Posted: November 5, 2014
I don't think it stressed, I believe they are floating to fruit ... The pot is just big enough for their size now but they can't grow bigger later on
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by: reem
(9 points)
Posted: November 5, 2014
For squash plants and cucumbers they need very large pots for one plant to grow to maturity and leaf out. The best is to grow each plant in a pot of at least 8-10L of soil. If your plants are not in pots this large, then they may be crowded in the roots. This can make them flower (but usually they do not set fruits). The wrong kind of fertilizer can also make them flower without very many leaves. If you want them to leaf out more, then your fertilizer should have a higher amount of nitrogen relative to phosphorus. Here is a short write up of information about fertilizer basics:
http://www.sunset.com/garden/garden-b...
http://www.sunset.com/garden/garden-b...
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by: Kerry Mauck
(58 points)
Posted: November 15, 2014
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