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Posted: 21 Jun 2019

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SquashVine 0319 4679

SquashVine 0319 4679
Yellow squash vine heading across the lawn. This shot is at 12:30 in the afternoon after basking in the sun for hours. The leaves return to normal in the late afternoon. March 2019.

Diane Putnam, k m 7 d, Peter_Private_Box, Aus Blue have particularly liked this photo

7 comments - The latest ones
 Aus Blue
Aus Blue
yes pumpkins do the same in the heat ,.,we have a small pumpkin vine does like wise ..

wonder if more water helps
4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.
 Peter_Private_Box
Peter_Private_Box club
Hi Graham

Very Interesting couple of pictures.
My guess is simply that the leaves dry up in the heat!
Water required!

Best Wishes, and a good weekend
Peter
4 years ago.
 GrahamH
GrahamH club
Pam and Peter, it was doing this each sunny day. We watered it a lot one morning but still had a similar result so my theory is that the vine doesn't have a large enough 'pipe' to supply the leaves which are a long way from the roots.
4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.
Aus Blue has replied to GrahamH club
grahamH.…. the man up the back has same problem.....he uses all his compost soil so is plenty of nutrients in the soil ..and he gets a real lot of pumpkins from his vine although he pollenates the flowers as he said not enough bees about …..

but vine is same as yours ...

wonder if farmers have same problem
4 years ago.
GrahamH club has replied to Aus Blue
I might have to try manual pollinating next time my wife plants one.
4 years ago.
 Diane Putnam
Diane Putnam club
Watch out, it will envelop your house and strangle you at night! ;-o
4 years ago.
GrahamH club has replied to Diane Putnam club
It didn't though it did grow about 50% longer. When the weather became cooler it stopped growing. There weren't many fruit and It never grew any mature one though they were edible sliced and stir-fried.
4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.

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