Q. I had a volunteer plant
in my flowerbed last summer. It looked like a squash plant, had very tiny white
flowers, and grew hugely. I finally cut it down because it produced no fruit
and shaded everything for several feet around. Perhaps if I left it vine I
would get some fruit from it.
in my flowerbed last summer. It looked like a squash plant, had very tiny white
flowers, and grew hugely. I finally cut it down because it produced no fruit
and shaded everything for several feet around. Perhaps if I left it vine I
would get some fruit from it.
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| Squash leaves can be the source of many different types of harmful insects. |
A. I wouldn’t waste my
time with a volunteer squash/pumpkin/melon vine. When a plant is growing where
it shouldn’t be, it is a weed and should be removed if you value its neighbors.
time with a volunteer squash/pumpkin/melon vine. When a plant is growing where
it shouldn’t be, it is a weed and should be removed if you value its neighbors.
Squash
and all their relatives such as pumpkins and melon many times hybridize or
cross pollinate among themselves. The seed they produce is a blend between the
two parents. 99% of the time it will not be an improvement over the parents as
far as eating quality.
and all their relatives such as pumpkins and melon many times hybridize or
cross pollinate among themselves. The seed they produce is a blend between the
two parents. 99% of the time it will not be an improvement over the parents as
far as eating quality.
By
letting it grow their it’s just a source of harmful insects that will infest
the other plants because they are “dirty” unless they are cared for
in a garden setting.
letting it grow their it’s just a source of harmful insects that will infest
the other plants because they are “dirty” unless they are cared for
in a garden setting.