Newyorkrita said:So you missed a squash that rotted and spread it's seeds.
Yep! or the rotted ones from that rd side mkt I got. either way if it survived our neg degree temps its a keeper plus its will to survive (its main stalk got severed from vine borers while I was in the hosp.) I replanted the end and covered each leaf joint w/ soil cuz it will grow new roots at that spot. at 1st the big leaves would wilt in the day light then go back to normal as sun went dwn. That was safety mode for the plant so it didn't loose too much moisture. After new roots started growing it no longer wilted in the day. Looks big and healthy w/ this fast growing squash on it. At the tip of the vine is a new female. The 1st baby the one pic'd here I used males from the same plant to pollinate it. But the new one I'm probably gonna use pollen from a very healthy very productive Blue Hubbard I got growing here in the new garden. But I'm not sure if I'll use that one 'cuz I got alot of others growing that might make suitable mates too. In new garden I have blue hubbard, sweet meat, bon bon, Silver bells, jarradale, pink banana, lakota, hopi orange (squash bug resistant), Bylinka (PMR) I also got some crosses but won't mate those w/ this plant.
