The Lazy Gardener's Guide To No-Dig Pumpkins!

Thank you for this video 🙏🌻

Spaghetti squash keeps much longer than a month. I had mine for 6 months before I lost the first one.

Really useful as always, thanks Ben! But BLEACH???? No thanks - I don't let bleach in the house, never mind on my vegetables!

Growing climbing miniature butternut squash up a cattle panel arch here in NW Missouri. We do get vine borers, so they have been wrapped in tulle up about 4 feet. They are just starting to turn color!

Growing Black Futsu (a staple of mine). 2 plants - 25 squash. I got some Yokohama Squash seeds for next year. Can't wait to give them a try.

I’m in northeast USA and the squash bugs and vine borers have been out of control this year! I took 50-100 eggs off my plants every single day, and I only have 5 squash plants! At least I’ve found an easy way to do it… duct tape! Press the tape against the leaf or stem where the eggs are and the eggs come right off. Fold up the tape and discard. Also, when checking the squash plants I wear sleeves and gloves as those leaves are prickly and easily scratch and irritate the skin.

I have been way more successful with my zucchini and pattypan squash this year. But one thing I have noticed that every time I grow winter squash (spaghetti squash and butternut squash last couple of years and pumpkin this year) once I have one squash set I get no more female flowers so I only get one squash per plant. Is this normal?

Very glad to have seen this, but I'll have to use the tips next year as it's too late for most of my squash. Our biggest issue are the vine borers. I'll try the row cover AND foil next year!!

Kabocha, spaghetti, green and yellow zucchini.

I lost both of my winter squash plants to squash beetles this year )-: I checked them every day, sometimes twice a day, removing adults and eggs but they just kept coming. Tried soapy dishwater spray to no avail. I know they winter over so is there anything I can do now or later in the Fall that will help me keep ahead of them next year?

First time growing squash for me here just outside of Toronto. Honey Baby butternut and so far I count about 14. Thanks for the tips Ben; you always have great advice and I love your enthusiasm 🙂

My butternut squash problems consist of rabbits and squirrels

Helpful all around! I had those bugs early on and didn't realize they were so damaging! Thanks so much for your great videos.

I've had the weirdest problem, which is possibly why you made no mention of it. All my flowering squash have been male flowering plants. No female flowers! What can you do about this? The season is almost done and I have no squash. thanks

The biggest issue I'm experiencing is blossom end rot. It would be great if you could cover how to avoid that problem in a future update.

I’m growing butternut squash for the first time and my one plant has lots of fruit! Thanks for the tips - I was worried how to take the way care of them.

Trombocino squash are brilliant. The seeds are concentrated in the bulb at the end & the neck is just the flesh. They also can be stored all the way through to March.

I've got my butternut squash growing beside my tomatoes in my side garden. From the sound of things, that's not a good combination. I take it tomatoes sound be in dryer soil and the squash should be in soil that stays moist all the time. I put one butternut squash plant in there and I has taken over the whole garden! It's growing up the stems of the tomatoes and is now stilling over into the neighbour's back lawn. I guess with all the rain here in winnipeg this summer it's been perfect for the butternut squash but I have to say the tomatoes are doing OK as well (although one has blight all over it). Do you think I should plant the squash in a different place next year?

I am growing acorn and kobocha squash in Montana where the growing season is quite short and it is sometimes difficult to get the fruit ripe. I have been told that the appearance of the squash does not necessarily indicate when it is ready to pick. It takes time to develop adequate flesh with a good taste and the best indicator is to determine when the fruit sets; i.e. when the female plant is pollinated which I do with a small paint brush. the fruit is ready to pick about 50-55 days. I noticed the fruit sets over a period of a few weeks so that gives me an idea when they will be ready if the temperature cooperates. This is true for all varieties of winter squash. This from research and work at Johnny's Seed company.

Hi, Ben. Is there a vegan alternative to spraying for fungal problems with dairy milk? Would oat milk work??

I have yellow star fruit squashes - they seem to be prolific again this year. Uses - soup with harissa paste is one recipe, decorating the church at Harvest time is another use - other recipes would be grand! Thanks for explaining how to harvest - never thought of the T shape before

I've had surprise Butternut squash plants pop up in my garden this year. While I've gotten a couple that grew fine, I'm having a lot of the babies die off right as they're getting started. They suddenly turn yellowish. Is this a pollination issue? Or sunlight? I'm losing a lot of fruit that's starting off healthy.

Hi, Ben. I don't know if it's a common squash problem, but my butternut squash plants (growing on arched welded wire panel trellises) have many leaves that are yellow and wilting; they eventually turn brown and die. I thought a couple of weeks ago that maybe the problem was lack of water or inconsistent watering, but now I don't think that is the problem. Today, I am wondering if it's anthracnose. I read a GrowVeg article about anthracnose on squash, but since my butternut squash fruits themselves are still flawless (except the tiny ones whose blossoms were not pollinated properly). I think anthracnose affects both leaves and fruit. I also don't have brown spots on the leaves; they are just turning yellow and brown. Do you have any idea what the problem could be? The newer growth looks a lot better than the older growth.

I live in Australia. I'm growing Spaghetti squash and jap/kent (1st time this year) and butternut (my 2nd time). I planted lots of seeds this time. Last year i had 2 plants and only got 3 butternuts. I'm hoping to get a good harvest this year. Thank you for all your information. I love your channel, i learn so much

I would like to grow my squash and pumpkins on an arched trellis. How do I know what weight the trellis needs to be able to support for different vegetables or at least heavier vegetables like pumkins? What material is best suited?

I am in South Africa and struggle terribly with pumpkin fly with my butternut. It's not feasible to keep this sprawling plant covered by mesh. I have it growing from the ground up onto a chicken wire fence to keep it away from the soil and to utilise my space more effectively. I have put up pumpkin fly traps that contain water and pheromones in them, but these have made little difference. The 2nd problem I have is blossom rot. Any ideas on what may be causing it? Your advice would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

Thank you for the great video. Could butternut squash be grown up a trellis with the sling supports?

Blossom End Rot is caused by inconsistent watering not pollination or nutrient issues. Check out Robert Pavilis.

Thank you so much….Central Florida, USA

Is it possible to use a plant milk?

How far apart can I plant the different kinds of winter squash?

I have just sown some squash seeds with ‘pointy side’ up. Another video (about courgettes) shows this is wrong as they should be on their vertical side / edge. Do I have a problem here?

Hi is it possible to grow turks turban squash in containers thanks

First time trying butternut squash this year. I've got 5 growing at about a foot tall so far (a bit late in sewing) going to get them all into a bigger pot with a tripod of cane for them to climb and a gauze sheet for protection. In Scotland but it's been 25 degrees this week so hopefully they'll be ok once outside 👌😁

Queid squashes? I,m trying to understand what,s the butternut looking squash you,re talking about with the intense flavor.

Here in Cape Town we have something called pumpkin fly and it destroys the fruit. I'm prepping for my war with them this summer

Nice video, I have a problem with my squash I have plenty of foliage and squashes growing but the squash rot when they are about 2” long what can I do please

I would so like to learn from you or someone out there, if upon starting my seeds of squash this early what can I possibly do to save them, as I was hopeful that I
can continue to give them life, as they are growing on my kitchen window-ledge, after getting splashed on my small pot on the window close to sink tap.
Is it possible to pot them on as they have started to sprout out, but am I to think that without enough sun they will not live or can they manage with the right
amount of heat and small aount of light given in my kitchen and perhaps they can make it to the spring, if I continue to repot and accommodate, if they keep growing and
these winter squash last to a time when they can get pollinated, I just do not know if it is possible to save them!

Oh my goodness! Someone left a tip about planting a certain variety of radish that keeps the vine borer away! I can't find it! Do you remember which variety???? Please!

Great video! I love butternut squash, putting my first two raised beds in soon and looking forward to trying🤘🙏🙏

Patty pans are my favourite, I’ve just put some seed to sprout. I harvest them small, no need to peel, just chopped up and fried in butter. I’ve heard that adding crushed eggshell can boost calcium for strong growth?

any particular milk Ben ?

My butternut plant is doing well and look healthy, and I was excited to see the first couple of fruits forming, but then one morning I noticed the fruits had withered away. More are forming so i hope they'll be OK, but I want to avoid it happening again, although I'm not sure the reason.

I'm a total gardening dummy... Maybe you can offer an idea diagnosing the issue I have. My patty pan squashes are extremely small yet they start getting squishy (and kind of a rot spots appear next to the place where the flower used to be on them). Then they simply fall off. Can it be the watering issue? I might not have been watering them well/regularly (though the vines seem to be pretty healthy and there are a lot of flowers) and the weather in my region is getting extra hot this year (up to 36C/95F)... Also the soil is mostly clay but I made an improvised squash mound... Any ideas why the fruit become squishy/spongy even when they are pretty small (about 5 cm in diameter)?

I have had a go at growing BS for the first time and today I went to check them. One is quite a huge one but it’s still green. Do I leave it in situe?
There’s also small ones still starting out. I was lifting the larger ones onto bricks as your suggestion as I don’t have slates and one snapped off its medium in size and still green. Will it turn the nice creamy beige colour? Where do I keep the little fella please?

Very informative 👍😊

Great video! Thank you for all the specifics and knowledge!