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Problems with squash plants

Mike asks:

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I have a lot of squash plants, but I am not getting any squash. I sprayed them with liquid Sevin, but it made no difference. What do I need to do?


Answer

Using Sevin maybe the problem, Sevin is a broad-spectrum insecticide (Kills almost everything) with long lasting effectiveness. Squash have male and female flowers that need pollinators. Insects, mostly bees, carry out this important job. 

If you still have flowers remaining you can try to hand pollinate by taking a male flower and gently dusting it against the female flowers. 

This is a link to the University of Florida with tips to pollination. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/hs398


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