Winter squash - too many flowers?

I have 4 winter squash plants on my balcony which are doing really well. The problem is there in pots and they all have about 5 flowers on, i%26#039;m worried the nutrition in the soil will get used up, i know there preatty greedy. Shall i pinch out some of the flowers?

Winter squash - too many flowers?
There a male and female flowers on a squash. The ones with the long stem are male and don%26#039;t produce squash. The short stem ones are the female and will produce squash. I take the males off when they are in full bloom, dip them in egg and then in seasoned flour and fry them. They are delicious! By the time they are full grown flowers the females are polliated so you don%26#039;t have to worry. It really doesn%26#039;t matter how many squash are on the plant. They will mature, just be sure to pick them young, while they still are tender and have small seeds.
Reply:As the season progresses, squashes tend to begin flowering profusely. This is because there is less likelihood of fruits setting, so just enjoy the show! Keep feeding them as you have been and adjust water according to temperatures and wind, etc.


Happy gardening!


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Reply:Get some MiracleGro at a hardware store or garden center. Dilute 1 teaspoon in 1 gallon of water and use instead of plain water. It%26#039;s a plant food that will provide all the nutrition they need. If you pick off the flowers, you won%26#039;t get any squash from them. Good luck!
Reply:Should not need to.





- Add fertilizer (small amount)


-- If plant starts to get pale or spindly


-- If fruit seems too small at maturity
Reply:fertilize to replenish the nutrients. If you pinch out some of the flowers (or the ones that show up after you have a squash growing) you will have a bigger squash



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