A Complete Guide to Growing Summer Squash & Zucchini: Planting, Watering, Fertilizing, & Pruning

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Guy-younger-than-you here, your videos have almost single-handedly helped me garden well. I still manage to wipe plants out a lot but for the most part I get lots of food. Can't tell you how much I appreciate you maintaining this channel. But enough of that, how bout this Tyson-Paul fight?

[@happyman9612]

2 cups of milk to a half gallon of water works great for the fungus. Works fast, too.

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[@teresaedwards3659]

Hi Gary, I appreciate the time stamps! Makes it easier to go back if I want to hear something over too.

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[@JohnWood-tk1ge]

An old market gardener once told me put in another planting of both zucchini and cucumbers August first,everyone has them all summer long come fall nobody has them and everyone wants them!

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@Cherryparfait41]

It was my only pathway for success with both of these last year. Plus, it’s so much easier-more hands off and the plants grew freely without any setbacks!

[@BrickTop06]

I love that idea but my season is short. What zone do you live in?

[@johnwood738]

@@BrickTop06 I’m in five just north of Albany, New York

[@JohnWood-tk1ge]

@@BrickTop06 5 just north of Albany NY.

[@gailntag]

I was just heading out to plant another round of zucchini seeds. Thank you for this video.

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[@_FadedPolo_]

grow the hottest pepper you can find and make a all spray out of it, & it has worked well for me for. A trick my Grandma taught me when I was young

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[@sherib.6698]

Do you spray this hot pepper spray all over your plants and leaves?

[@avelsgard78]

Superb information and so well organized! Thank you so much for this!

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[@Denise_B17]

Thank you for sharing this. I had no idea you can cut back zucchini. I also use mostly homemade compost and I get great crops. Thank you for the information on the bad insects. I saw the brown last year and I wasn't sure what caused it. I appreciate you mentioning zucchini since last was my first time growing. Seems us home gardeners are learning all the time.

[@urbangalfarmroots]

I grew 2 eggplants for the first time last year about 25' apart with some stringbeans on the outside and followed your method. They had no pest or fungal issues and were so beautiful/perfect. This was a confirming video for me, as well as some new detail tips! I think it helps not to plant close to each other because they may be a bigger attractor/target/contaminator.

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[@mandys6525]

This is so incredibly helpful! This is my first time having planted Grey Zucchini seeds and they are currently in the beginning stages of developing zucchini (container planting). This helps me know and understand their normal cycle and when to be concerned about something or not in that cycle. Thank you so much for your well-detailed instructional videos. (zone 10 in So. Calif.)

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Good luck. Continued planting really helps. The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD

[@stewardkr]

great video learned a ton.

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[@Ididitonce]

I love the long videos! Thank you for all the great information.

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[@juliethorn869]

Thanks so much for the information Gary. No one ever talks (at least I have not heard) about planting in succession when it comes to zucchini or squash. I love both of these vegetables, but either the vine borer or the dreaded squash bug destroys my plants. I have two zucchini plants in 20 gallon grow bags. I really appreciate your teaching style. Have a great day!

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Planting through summer for zukes and cukes really works. Good luck. The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD

[@8thcelisabeth]

Thanks Gary. I am an unfortunate expert on the darn SVB's. Plants look so good before the borer gets to them. Nicely done of the succession planting, a great strategy. Very informative video, thanks!

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Yeah I learned to plant through them. And it really does help. The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD

[@leroydennis867]

Thanks Gary. I was looking for info on this very subject. You answered all my questions!

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[@julieanderson5184]

Great info. I went through my zucchini plants yesterday and cut out some of the leaves that had squash bug eggs and squashed all the squash bugs I could find, I was surprised there were quite a few.

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They show up fast. The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD

[@nightrush79]

These are some plants i need to improve on.. Thanks Gary! Oh Yeah hope youwere clear of those tornados Teach. Me and my boys were thinking about Rusted Garden

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They tornados were around us. It was close. Thanks. The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD

[@cindywhitaker2417]

Gary, I was so excited when you starting talking about pollination, but I didn’t hear what to do IF your female and male flowers don’t open at the same time. My female flowers don’t seem to open, so I have to force it open and hand pollinate. Which I haven’t seen if this is successful. Any other tips?

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You can't do anything sadly. It's just Nature. They do figure it out but sometimes and extra planting of the same crop helps. Sorry. The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD

[@katiekat828]

Thanks for the info 😊

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[@cathymalapit2988]

Thanks for sharing. Now I accepted that I can't save them, I just have to plant again

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Plant again really works for cukes, zukes and squash. The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD

[@EpicenterLLC]

Another great tutorial. Thanks, Gary.

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[@Glenda-d5z]

Very informative video. Thank you very much.

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[@sharonallen805]

Gary do u have ur water nozzle in ur store. If so whatt does it go by (name). I really like how it sprays. Hey u have a good summer. I learn so much from ur videos, keep them coming

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That nozzle was just some sale brand I found at a store a long time ago. I buy them on sale. Not sure where. The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD

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@@THERUSTEDGARDEN u are lucking to have found a good one and for it to last that long. Happy Gardening!

[@westdr1dw4]

May want to give the Chapman 2000 sprayer a try. The HDX sprayers last one season for me. The Chapman takes spraying to another level.

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I will. Thanks. The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD

[@westdr1dw4]

@@THERUSTEDGARDEN Gary, appreciate the offer. However, we primarily grow Korean vegetables. Therefore seed availability is limited. Have only been able to find one supplier. Tomatoes are purchased from local nursery. Looking at building a green house. Thanks

[@taschabelle798]

Question: I've had two Black Beauty plants die, one after the other. Healthy transplants planted in a huge pot with good drainage. All of my cucumbers, tomatoes, and every other plant in my container garden are thriving. All have the same soil (composted manure/coir/perlite) amended with bone meal and granular prior to planting, mulched with coco coir chips. The zucchinis keep drying out and dying, starting with older leaves. They're well watered, pH is in range. Balanced fish/kelp fertilizer (approx 2-1.5-2) weekly- I co-plant densely with flowers & herbs in grow bags, so the other plants need the regular feedings. I'm so confused by the zucs, though. The only difference is the bottom 1/3 of the zuc pot is filled with coco chips as filler. We don't have vine borers/squash bugs where I am. Any thoughts/suggestions?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Just replant. Sometimes it's a mystery. The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD

[@kathyryan6315]

Have you tried using vine borer moth traps?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

I thought they only attract males but I havent tried them. The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD

[@wendycol8354]

I got a late start on my garden. I just planted cucumbers, summer squash, a honeydew, radishes, beans. So surprised how quickly they germinated. Hoping to get some harvest. I think im in zone 5. Chicago area.

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They really germinate and mature quickly with the heat, The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD

[@gardenstatesowandsew]

Thank you. This helps a lot

[@Denise_B17]

Quick question! So should I wait to cut back the stems til I start seeing flowers or should I do it before? I have a few larger leaves but not sure if the under leaves are getting sun. When it's really hot outside I am indoors. Also what time of the day is the best time to prune. Last year I pruned my tomatoes early evening

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Under leaves that are well shaded can be removed when you want. Early evening is good as the get some recovery time. The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD

[@MonJardinSecreto]

Hello Garry, all my plants are in containers and the only organic matter is fertilizer What should I put ,compost or water soluble fertilizer?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Fertilizers arent much on increasing organic matter. But they give the nutrients. You really want compost, leaf mold, even peat moss, mixed through the soil. For now I would just use water soluble fertilizer and improve the soil at the end of the season. The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD

[@arturos.3973]

Absolutely great vídeo. Thank you for all the information

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[@suzannestack7784]

The dust. When you wash it off, it goes to soil. Does it kill the good bug life in the soil?

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Very low risk and it does breakdown but it does not build up in there or hurt earthworms. The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD

[@garymolina2157]

Won't that zucchini plant be long dead before the granular organic fertilizer becomes available to the plant? It seems like that side dressing is fertilizer that's going to help next year's garden

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Microbes, especially in healthy soil, multiple and digest pretty fast. As they do, some becomes ready early, some takes much longer. So it will help this plant but that is why we also use water soluble fertilizer. A lot will be ready in August for new plants that replace them. The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD

[@yaakovrosenfeld2129]

Succession planting helps for zucchini. What is a good strategy for dealing with SVB on winter squash?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

I dont have a good one. So, I only dust the stems and hope for the best. The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD

[@yaakovrosenfeld2129]

​@@THERUSTEDGARDENI dusted the stems last night. Hoping for the best. The alternative would be to plant late. However, then I deal with more disease pressure and less garden space.​

[@jenniferbyrne4567]

Do ants pollinate the flowers? Are they good or bad to have around?

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They do. And depends on the species of ants. The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD

[@kimberlyottney2830]

What is the dust?? I checked a couple of times.

[@amandascott893]

You are a great daughter and a great person. Thank you for sharing your videos. God bless you and your family

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[@nicky6579]

So help me get this correct. Water zucchini, every other day? Is that the same for tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers? Does the baking soda recipe work for all plants or just zucchini?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Watering is complicated based on temps and plant size so there isn't an exact way. You can go with every other day. Always test spray the baking soda on all new plants but in theory you can use it on any plant. The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD

[@stephenmoberg8807]

Do you recommend 10/1 ratio of water and milk for a preventative for powdery mildew?

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[@eileennajjar8043]

How often do you use the soluble fertilizer?

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[@calistadeal5127]

I have several sizeable fish tanks, I like to use the water for an extra boost, but no way to measure exactly how much im giving the plants. Do you recommend I keep doing that or should I invest in a real fertilizer?

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[@riversong6681]

I just discovered this year that i can cut the leaf vines when they get big but the zucchini are growing like crazy in my raised bed. I actually harvested 6 today.

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[@glow1815]

I sow one seed of my Yellow Zucchini mid March in zone 9 Phx by May i harvest my first 4 Zucchini. Just harvested the fourth time last night made Kung Poa Chicken 😋. I have more ready to harvest, too many! I sautéed or pit in Pasta. I water daily morning and evening with temperature rising. Today it's 112. Mine doesn't not look SUPER huge and healthy like yours but loaded of Zucchini. Ans bug free. I never had to spray my baby garden. My tomatoes aa well.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Crazy heat. And they are super productive. You dont need many. The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD

[@dablakley1]

I had some eggs on TOP of one of my leaves. Is that something other than squash bugs?

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It could be but there are a lot of egg laying insects. The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD

[@lrlgr2366]

I just discovered I have cucumber beetle on my summer squash plant. Suggestions on a DIY repellent?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Peppermint oil spray but they are persistent. The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD

[@christopherfelker5524]

I’ve been playing with the an adjustable hose sprayer ( I think it’s called chameleon) anyways if learned you can get high strength peroxide and working on a right amount of neem, also dish soap.. I haven’t killed any plants and it’s really convenient to do. Two things.. you HAVE TO HAVE 12% peroxide to use it AND use it up within a few hours as the Peroxide degrades into water and oxygen fairly quickly. A side note.. have you ever observed plants growing crazy after a rain storm.. after spraying I see this and I think it maybe the oxygen going into the soil after the peroxide breaks down (btw it breaks down after spraying I think in less than an hour).

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Thats a great tip. You do want to get the right ratio with peroxide and test spray. The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD

[@katiekat828]

You have a beautiful garden 🥒🫑🍅🌶️

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[@gardingyrl3501]

which argo thrive do you use on your squash I see 2 different kinds

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

I just use the basic all purpose. That latter might be for bloom. The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD

[@lisastuckey]

dont forget to check your blooms as they close trapping pollinators in them

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[@lifestapestry2968]

BTW that was slug on the underside of your leaf, snails have shells

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[@MsMary513]

I just got everything good and now I'm going on vacation for aweek . what can I do and it's going to be in the 90s

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Tough one. Super watering the hours before you leave. Dust on the lower stem. if its not going rain, maybe have someone water. Shade cloth helps too. The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD

[@elizabethblane201]

It's important to realize that succession planting will keep your garden going all summer and fall long. It's not "once-and-done!"

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[@edarevalo1148]

I have cucumbers in the regular ground Dirt and my cucumbers are thriving.

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[@evelynrogers7145]

For the first time. Vine borers destroyed both. Never had that before. How can I prevent that from happening next season?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

It is tough. You can dust the vine stem and inspect more. But it is hard. The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD

[@Time.for.tea.]

Do zucchinis like coffee or baking soda?

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[@otrotland5377]

nice

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[@coachtim6188]

I have 6 yellow squash plants and 6 zuchini. We had quite a few come in a month ago. Now every yellow squash that forms ends up stopping growing at about 3 or 4 inches long and rots. Yes it got pollinated. A green zuchini hasnt set in weeks. Its like they all just completely stopped. The last yellow that was edible stopped growing at 4 inches long and sat there and matured while we kept waiting for it to get bigger. It was small with huge seeds inside and thick skin on just a tiny fruit. Have no clue what is going on and nobody seems to have an answer. Cant even search it. Not a single article about fruit staying so small yet still ripening. So discouraging.

[@MommyBits]

So the light green leaves mean what? My leaves are lighter than the dark green shown. What am I not doing

[@jenniferbyrne4567]

How many leaves can you prune without killing the plant?

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[@honeybee6674]

can't you just use Whey from milk for the squash. thanks!

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[@honeybee6674]

@THERUSTEDGARDEN but I thought you said you use baking soda and milk to spray the squash leaves. I have some growing and beginning to to flower, trying to grow it vertically but the insects is eating the leaves. What do you suggest. Should I use baking soda oe whey or mix them together and spray 🤔

[@David..832]

I love zucchini and squash but the vine borer moths are too relentless

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[@cathybrown7369]

I don't cut my stems and leaves and don't have trouble with Squash vine bourers

[@ChadnRanda]

Peppermint oil rosemary oil and acetic acid😊

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[@theresahanalei9885]

which does what to the plant? JW

[@jenmv3483]

I have such a small garden compared to yours, 6x3 raised bed. All male flowers! 😂

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[@austin2842]

Funny, zucchini plants are one of the few that don't get attacked by bugs in my area. One plant can go all season. Beets and chard, on the other hand, get attacked by leaf miners within a couple days.

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[@valerieg5908]

I see a bug on your leaf 🍃 the one that is smaller

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[@taylordaine3881]

Your spiders are smaller and less scary than mine. 😂

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[@Tothetree]

714k..Very nice work...I have subs

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[@joanhinckley7388]

Think we got it! It’s a male

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[@carsiwarsi]

spider is not insect

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[@catcrap-j9n]

Plant all your squash in fresh horse shit and let em grow, my plants get 5X the size of this guys in 1 month of growth. Summer and winter squash.

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[@catcrap-j9n]

@@THERUSTEDGARDEN Fresh because horse manure breaks down the fastest and has a low moisture content unlike other manures, from seed to 4X4 foot plants it takes me 3 weeks of growth with no extra fertilizers.

[@DonaldWingo-y7r]

She's lieing she made food high on purpose.

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[@aileensmith3062]

Your videos are getting way to long!

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That is why I put in timestamps. If I did 5 sep. videos on planting, fertilizing and watering, bug sprays, pruning, and other topics... It is still just as long. This way, you can skip through the video to parts you want to see and everything is in one place. The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD

[@aileensmith3062]

@@THERUSTEDGARDEN OK and now to unsubscribe!!!

[@CyndiConnard]

​@@aileensmith3062no one cares...bye Felecia!

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[@Mushroomwizardx]

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[@CoolMama69]

Can you tell me why all my new male and female stems are lighter in color and fall off real easy? It only grew 1 zucchini

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