FlatbreadGarden is a journal focused on baking and gardening vaguely north of Seattle.
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I know your write up on Tromboncino squash in your earthbox is 10+ years old, but do you recall how many you can grow in 1 box. I read somewhere that bc they are heavy feeders to just do 1. Is that correct? or were you successful with 2? Thanks
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Its two per box maximum. One plant would always do better than the other one. If there are more than two or three fruits on a plant I would remove the babies as there is only so much growing energy to go around. Supplemental liquid fertilizer seems to help as well. Finally, I’ve found over the last few years that assisting pollinating with a toothbrush improved the yield.
I’ve done it with just one plant. The net overall yield is probably vaguely better with two.
Hope all that helps. Happy to answer further questions.
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Thank you so much for the quick reply! I don’t have a huge trellis so maybe I should stick to 1 in the box this year and maybe add some basil or something else that doesn’t need trellis space and won’t compete for the nutrients. Do you add liquid fish fertilizer down the tube? How much do you use and how often?
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I’ve been using calcium nitrate early in the process then a 5-5-5 organic granule, not sure on the brand. You can try basil, it may still get squished. Almost anything may get squished. Try it, though you may find basil does better in its own pot. From a value ($$) standpoint a box of just basil will keep you and all your neighbors happy. Supermarket basil isn’t inexpensive.
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