There is a difference between Theory and Practice. I have (1) spaghetti squash plant and (1) watermelon plant. They are planted next to each other. On the watermelon plant, the melons look normal, like watermelon. On the spaghetti squash plant, all of the squash look normal except one. The one exception has the shape and size of the other squash, but the finish is very similar to the watermelon, dark green with stripes. All of the other squash are, what I would call, a solid white or light green color. Now, I will have to figure out when to harvest it. I'm excited to see what this squatermelon tastes like.

@StoneyAcresGardening

Ай бұрын

There's no theory involved. Watermelon DO NOT Cross pollinate with squash! Period. Something else is going on with that squash. And cross pollination does not affect the current years fruit, so even if they could cross pollinate you wouldn't see different fruit until next season. So whatever is going on with that one fruit really has nothing to do with the watermelon. I've had spaghetti squash with stripes before, they will likely fade as it ripens.

@jacknessmonster

20 күн бұрын

I'm with you bro... I planted water melon, pumpkins, and summer squash near each other... And they're all growing something crazy. And I planted them from seeds sooo yeah.....

Great explanation! But -- it COULD still be cross pollination -- from last year. :) I get a ton of volunteer seedlings. I hoe out most -- but I let a few grow just for fun as one never knows what will develop. They are always enjoyed by the chickens and pigs.

My cucumbers and pumpkins shared the same texture and shape with each other (pumpkins smelled and had the texture of a cucumber and the cucumbers were round like a baseball and looked like mini pumpkins). I can agree that maybe I got a lemon cucumber batch of seeds but to also get a pumpkin that was full and smelled like a cucumber? What could do that. I keep bees as well, I’m going to attempt to create the same result and document. Also… dog ate my cherry tomatoes, and blueberries… NO JOKE I had a tomato plant in my yard that had small grape sized blue cherry tomatoes 😂 will try and document that if she does it again. I’m no scientist, I just know what I saw🤷🏻‍♂️😂

what will cause squash to only have male flowers? we planted 8 or 10 plants but only got male flowers on all of them. we are in oklahoma city. the soil is not the best. we added some compost to the soil. lots of clay in the soil here.

@StoneyAcresGardening

4 жыл бұрын

There are a few reasons why you might only be getting male flowers: 1. Early in the season the plants put on a rush of male flowers to prepare for later in the season when conditions are better for pollination. 2. Stress - Lack of water, too much water, lack of nutrients, all might cause only male flowers. It takes more energy to produce female flowers, so if the plant is stressed it won't produce female flowers. 3. Lack of sun, if your plant isn't getting enough sun then it will only produce male flowers, again, it is easier to produce male flowers and a plant without enough sun won't have (or take) the energy to produce female flowers. Squash plants need at least 6 hours of sun, but preferably much more than that. Keep in mind that even under the best conditions the ration of male to female flowers might be as high as 8 to 1. There will always be a lot of male flowers, but if you aren't getting any female flowers then one of the above reasons might explain the problem.

@pattymartinez9364

4 жыл бұрын

@@StoneyAcresGardening thank you. it is probably a combination of all those reasons. i will keep that in mind this year. thank you again. love all your videos. very helpful.

@danielsmith336

3 жыл бұрын

​@@pattymartinez9364 The constant and abundant male flowers keep pollinators in the area while the plant is still small. Like a vendor giving out free samples and having crazy sale prices for the first month of a grand opening despite the debt incurred in building the store. It's customers are likely to continue shopping at the same store in the future due to the positive reinforcement via the previous rewards. For the store that means future consistent sales at a profitable price point from those customers. For the squash that means the pollinators will likely still be around to visit the female flowers when the plant is big enough to have the resources needed to produce a large number of seeds that require pollination.