Squashes Dislike Hardship
Categories: Vegetable GrowingWhat caused these squashes, of which I send you samples, to be so hard
and woody? They were grown without irrigation.
Your squashes were grown without irrigation under conditions which were
too dry for them and became inferior in quality. Possibly the variety
itself is not of good quality or the specimen from which the seed was
taken may have been inferior. A squash, in order to be tender and
acceptable, needs rich feeding and plenty of drink. Otherwise, it is apt
to resent ill treatment by very undesirable growth.
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