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Post by susan on Oct 12, 2013 11:08:20 GMT -5
A Choctaw Sweet Potato squash vine was up against the gate and had climbed up on it. Had a decent size squash growing. I checked this morning and it had fallen to the ground and broke off of the vine. It's green, but has a streak of yellow so I think it's finished growing. It just needs to mature. So I'm thinking of doing an experiment with it. Attaching a wick to the broke end of the stem and putting it in a container of water. I know I need to add stuff to the water, but not sure what. Any ideas? Could I make a sloppy mud mixture with compost added in? I need it wet enough so it will run up the wick and feed the squash.
Susan
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Post by Cyngbaeld on Oct 12, 2013 14:19:49 GMT -5
That will mold it. I'd just let the stem dry and leave the squash on a shelf with plenty of air circulation. It will dry and be useable, but might not have as much flavor as the others.
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Post by susan on Oct 12, 2013 15:23:40 GMT -5
OK, right now it's sitting on the table in front of the window with the stem in a dish with miracle grow water. I figured it would die, didn't know it would ripen on it's own. Thanks.
Susan
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Post by Cyngbaeld on Oct 12, 2013 20:10:39 GMT -5
Without the leaves and sun, the fruit can't change the nutrients into anything useable. Even if there are a few leaves on the stem they can't take up enough without the root system.
I've brought in immature squash and it eventually ripened. The closer it was to maturity when picked the better flavor it had.
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