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by tanyatom
Tue Aug 25, 2009 2:34 pm
Forum: Herbs and Vegetables
Topic: split butternut squash
Replies: 5
Views: 1895

split butternut squash

hi everyone! my dad has a butternut squash plant and had quite a large squash developing (prob 15cms in diameter). He text me yesterday and said it had split and looked like it was crying! Has anyone got any ideas as to why this happened? too much water? not enough? not enough sun? I think he has a ...
by tanyatom
Thu Aug 13, 2009 8:45 pm
Forum: Herbs and Vegetables
Topic: droopy yellow sweet pepper leaves!
Replies: 3
Views: 891

droopy yellow sweet pepper leaves!

Hi there! I have (what I've been told is) a sweet pepper plant climbing up a string on my living room window. It has quite a few small flowers on it and small buds. However, theres a few leaves at the bottom that have shrivelled and gone yellow. Is this from under/over watering and should I cut them...
by tanyatom
Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:09 pm
Forum: Herbs and Vegetables
Topic: broken butternut squash!
Replies: 6
Views: 1123

Re: broken butternut squash!

ah thanks everyone! he seems to have perked up a bit, so hopefully it's worked : )
gonna giv it a bit longer for new roots to grow before i repot it.
thanks also for the tip with the wax, will remember that! :flower:

Tx
by tanyatom
Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:57 pm
Forum: Herbs and Vegetables
Topic: broken butternut squash!
Replies: 6
Views: 1123

broken butternut squash!

hi everyone! i have a bit of a problem... when i went to get my butternut squash plant in from acclimatising for the the day, i accidently dropped it and the bottom of the stem snapped :( it was still attached a little, so i quickly repotted it in the hope it will re-root. am i wishful thinking? is ...