Posted: 8/14/2007 8:14:23 AM EDT
| My garden overfloweth with Hubbard squash this season. I just picked them and the main vines had dried up. Right now, they are curing in the sun but one thing puzzles me. When I harvested them, I cut the stem 2-3 inches from the squash, but there is a rather large hole through the center of the vine going into the squash. Do I plug this to keep the squash from drying out? Never grew Hubbards before and have never seen this before with other squash. Thanks for any ideas. |
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I think many squash vines are hollow. Though I have not grown hubbards. The hollow stems are part of the issue with pests and squash. It's a good environment for a pest to plant eggs in there and then have the eggs hatch and thrive. Others with more experience growing hubbards may have better info. |