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Calcium or lower pH?
I noticed with some some chagrin that most of my Acorn squash rotted on the vine this summer. I did some research, and thought blossom end rot was the culprit. Other sites pointed to a calcium deficiency. I had a soil test a year ago, and my calcium was 3006 ppm. My pH is 7.0. I have raised beds, with black dirt, but the base soil is heavily clay. I add 1-2 inches of year old compost every year. Any thoughts?
Dan R- Posts : 9
Join date : 2011-08-12
Location : Central Minnesota
Re: Calcium or lower pH?
BER is a tomato problem. In squash it is usually lack or insufficient pollination.
Turan- Posts : 2616
Join date : 2012-03-29
Location : Gallatin Valley, Montana, Intermountain zone 4
Re: Calcium or lower pH?
Did they really rot on the vine, or did they not get pollinated? Often it appears like blossom end rot when the squash is not pollinated. At least until someone explained it to me, I just thought I had some mineral lack... VS Bug lack
GWN- Posts : 2804
Join date : 2012-01-14
Age : 67
Location : british columbia zone 5a
Re: Calcium or lower pH?
They rotted. Turned black and yellow, and shrunk. Looked nasty.GWN wrote:Did they really rot on the vine, or did they not get pollinated? Often it appears like blossom end rot when the squash is not pollinated. At least until someone explained it to me, I just thought I had some mineral lack... VS Bug lack
Dan R- Posts : 9
Join date : 2011-08-12
Location : Central Minnesota
Re: Calcium or lower pH?
Did they grow to nearly harvestable size and the rot from the ground up?
43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
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There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
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Re: Calcium or lower pH?
Take a look at this page. It has some pictures you can compare with.
http://pollinator.com/squash.htm
http://pollinator.com/squash.htm
Turan- Posts : 2616
Join date : 2012-03-29
Location : Gallatin Valley, Montana, Intermountain zone 4
Re: Calcium or lower pH?
http://voices.yahoo.com/tips-growing-harvesting-acorn-squash-6661388.html
43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t3574-the-end-of-july-7-weeks-until-frost
There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t1306-other-gardening-books
Re: Calcium or lower pH?
that is what they do when they are not pollinated. They just get to a certain size and then rot. Usually pretty small.
GWN- Posts : 2804
Join date : 2012-01-14
Age : 67
Location : british columbia zone 5a
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