Relax. I have a container Zucchini, and it's doing better than my in ground ones!newag wrote:Not terribly big......10" across.....I have already harvested one squash and the zucchini has one growing fruit on it, and hopefully tomorrow will have another one after it's pollinted. Okay, just lie to me if the container is too small.I can't bear to know that my beautiful plant may die because I didn't use a big enough pot.
I will say the one in the ground is twice as big as the container ones, but I figured that was obviously due to the container. But, like I said, the container put out the first squash. Alright....I'm a big girl. Let me have the truth.....
I worry about mine too-- but at least it's producing Zucchini! Maybe post a photo of it, so members that know more than me can take a look and see if anything looks off?newag wrote:No, it's right next to the ground. I have noticed that the zuc container is guzzling the water! Squash container isn't as bad (drinking wise), but obviously more water needed then the ground. But I'm amazed at how much water the zucchini is wanting. It wasn't like that so much at first, but here in the last few days it just seems to gulp that water down! I have realized that next summer I most definitely want to use a bigger container, but I am hoping that it will continue to produce at least a squash/zuc here and there......since it is contained, that is.....I have a white thumb, so I am so happy that it seems to be doing good. That's why I'm wondering if it will be okay....maybe the fading is just in my mind??????
Well, the containers are a bit small, but i think if you are careful you can still move them to a bigger container so they have more room! If you have a local home depot nearby, you can either grab a barrell to put them in, or i went with these blue rope totes for 6 bucks, then drilled holes in the bottom. i LOVE them.newag wrote:Actually, the one in the ground are two zucchini plants right next to each other (the squash is just one plant.) If you can believe it, I had two in each of the containers, but took one out of each....Did I mention I am new at gardening.....
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Yes, it could easily have used up the available nitrogen. If you have some Miracle Grow, make a mix as suggested on the package and water them with that once a week.but could it be that since the plant's roots are so vast, they have sucked up 6 mos worth of nitrogen already? (not sure how all that works.....)