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I have been trying unsucessfully to grow summer squash. I have tried outside and in the greenhouse. Each time I have flowers but no squash. Where am I going wrong? Help please!

at they started growing as pattypans , instead of scalloped  they have like a curved hook in the nippedin bit of the scallop. They are a solid squash/gourd and yellow and green and about 4 inches across. Very decorative. I will try and get a photo  uploaded

Hi, I was very jealous watching Montys pumpkin and squash harvest. I live at the top of a fairly exposed hill, near Newcastle, it's snowing outside now. Would i actually have any chance of successfully growing pumpkins and squash or do i just

) or something which will grow tall or find it's own way to light - beans being perfect for that! I'd go with radishes. They'll be up, matured and eaten before the squash suffocates them. Three sisters (beans, squash and corn) are the classic, since the beans

I have a new raised bed to grow squash and courgette in. I have grown courgette last year but never squash.I take it it is the same principle but how much space do the plants need? How many would I get in my bed with 2 plants of 2 different

Hi all I've grown squash relatively succesfully for over ten years, bt this year I've had major problems with seed germination (3 from 24). My guess is that it's been too cold, even though they are in a polytunnel, but wonder if anyone else has had

Has anybody else tried growing Black Hawk?  I have never had any problem growing courgettes before but these seeds have been in pots for a month and are showing no signs of germinating.  They're inside on the windowsill, alongside the squash which

I have four squash plants in two very large containers and although there are plenty of flowers and small small fruit still developing, only one or two are actually swelling. The others started to but then stopped growing completely. The plants have

Regularly water crops in pots and growing bags, daily if needed in warm weather Plant trailing tomatoes in hanging basketsFeed young plants weekly with a solution of liquid fertiliserVentilate the greenhouse during the day, but close vents

Feed fast-growing plants with a diluted liquid or powdered fertiliser Thin out congested pond plantsHand weed flower beds to prevent weeds establishing and setting seedBuild simple log piles at the back of borders to provide shelter for frogs, toads