Want maximum squash harvests and healthier plants? Join me as I prune my squash for big harvests and powdery mildew control. I’ll share step-by-step tips to help you get the most from your squash plants
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TABLE OF CONTENTS: (click the time stamp to re-watch your favorite part of the video)
00:00 Introduction
01:16 Identify the main stem
01:32 Male and female blossom ID
02:00 Pruning
06:54 Tuck branches into trellis
07: 43 Clip wayward branches
08:08 When to prune
08:20 Water & feed
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Are you pruning your squash plants? Let us know in the comments ⬇. Thanks for gardening with us! -CaliKim & CameraGuy
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Will this also work with cucumbers?
Very helpful!!!!
I wondered about WHERE to prune them….I never thought about the squash borer pest. I killed a slug yesterday in a squash container…cut him in half with the pruners. Nasty things.
Thank you for the practicality!
Does this pruning hold true for zucchini as well?
Good kim can I grow gourds in my smartpots 😊
Hi im new to your channel, and new to gardening. My squash plant have powdery mildew on the leaves have you got any information on how to get rid of it please ❤
I’m growing my squash vertically clipped to a stake, airflow and pest control is great, unfortunately I’ve lost a couple zucchini to blossom end rot. I’ll have to check out some of your other videos on this topic.
Yes! I am growing my yellow squash vertically, thanks to you! And yes, it's time to prune! Thanks for the tips!
I can't seem to stop the squash vine bores they win
Thank you again! I just watched your other vid on trellising squash and between the two – I am all in. Yes!
My squash, some in #Smartpots in tomato cages, some in raised beds with vertical trellis, are not old enough and do not have flowers yet, so are not ready to prune. But with what I have learned from you in this video, I’ll be ready!
BTW, since I have boxes and boxes of Alcohol Prep Pads for human medical uses, I open one and use it to clean my pruners between cuttings. 😊
Thanks for a very helpful tips.
It’s like you read my mind! Every time I get curious about something in my garden, you make a video about it! This was so helpful! Thanks!
Hi, thanks for this video! Yes, I pruned my squash yesterday in fact. After watching this video, I think I may have done things a little out of order in that I think I pruned one or two leaves above the first blossom. 😳Hopefully that won’t harm the squash?😅
Yes, vertically, but I need to work up the courage to go prune—they can be brutal!
Rookie mistake, this is my first year trying grow bags, and I put zucchini in a 5 gallon bag. Too small. Will get the bigger ones and try the cage next season. Thanks