question on spaghetti squash growing vertical
Hello all, I am growing spaghetti squash vertical on a trellis this year and there are numerous beautiful squash that are getting pretty big and I had one fall off today so I was wondering if that was a fluke or should I support the rest of them like with a sling or something? Thanks in advanced.
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You need to support them enough that their weight doesn’t strain or kink the vines. I like using onion and citrus nylon net bags — use as bags or cut open and make hammocks. When placed inside a bag, the fruits can sometimes grow too big so inspect often and cut open the bag as necessary before they are so tightly wedged it becomes impossible to cut the bag. This is why nylon stockings and tights are popular since they would stretch, but the stretchiness sometimes can make them sag too much as well.
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If it wasn’t inability of the squash tendrils providing sufficient support, check the stem break to make sure it wasn’t chewed off by some vermin. (one of my still immature melons got chewed off the trellis by a raccoon though it didn’t eat it — I found it on the ground)
Extreme windy conditions could tear them off the trellis as well if the fruit had been hanging and whipped around.
Extreme windy conditions could tear them off the trellis as well if the fruit had been hanging and whipped around.