| Should the flowers on the non-productive stems of squash be removed, left alone, or what? |
| If the flowers are male (no swelling on the stem behind the flower) then you can remove them. If you remove the female blossoms, you're removing potential fruit. If a squash vine is non-productive, pinch out the growing tip. That way the plant will put its energy into ripening fruit rather than growing additional vine. |
