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My zucchini plant is overrunning my garden. Lots of leaves, not much fruit though. My question is, can I trim some of the leaf stalks without harming the plant?
Plants: 76 | From: Vancouver, washington | Registered: Jul 2003
| Seeded: 205.188.116.73
Phil and Laura
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Yes you Can,Trim the lower/older leaves, and I would go with a fertilizer of your choice with the Phosphorous a little higher...suggestions would depend on your choice, organic or non-organic, as long as the 'P'(n-p-k) is prominent.
Seeded: 170.215.46.79
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My squash plant wouldn't produce anything, and i trimed it back, it put off new leaves and started producing again.
Plants: 14 | From: Lubbock, Texas | Registered: Jul 2004
| Seeded: 64.185.18.50
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Thanks for the replies, I have some Miricle Grow left from fertilizing the flowers so I used that. It does seem to be producing more now. Saw a bunch of small squash starting. Just the plant is getting so big and is covering my cucumber. At least I know now that I can trim back a few leaves and it won't kill the plant. Weather has been so wacky, hot then cold, that I think the poor plants don't know what season it really is.
Plants: 76 | From: Vancouver, washington | Registered: Jul 2003
| Seeded: 205.188.116.73
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Trimmed off some of the leaves on the zucchini and found an 8" squash! Yippee! Got some new ones starting too. Thanks all for the advice.
Plants: 76 | From: Vancouver, washington | Registered: Jul 2003
| Seeded: 152.163.252.166
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Yippee! Got some new ones starting too. Thanks all for the advice.
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