General information and discussion about cultivating melons, cucumbers, squash, pumpkins and gourds.
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Tomatovillian™
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Anyone have any experience with parthenocarpic squash? I grew Nimba last year and had many fruit that were not pollinated properly and went to mush on the vine. I thought about trying this variety below from Vermont Bean.
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Tomatovillian™
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Nope. I've seen summer squash which could attain a usable size, without pollination, and before going to mush. But this sounds unique to me.
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I don't have experience with parthenocarpic vegetables but a friend grows parthenocarpic cucumbers regularly and is very happy with them.
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I've grown Parthenon a few times and was satisfied with them. They do seem to suffer from rot more than others, but a handful of dolomitic lime at the time of planting seems to help a lot.
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I was going to buy Partenon from Territorial Seed Co...but when I saw that they wanted $7.95 for ten seeds...I said forget that.
I may try Sultan from Johnny's...I need some other pole bean seeds. Thanks for comments.
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Mark, I have a couple extra Parthenon seeds I got from Thompson & Morgan last year. As far as I can tell, they're virtually identical to Partenon, so if you'd like to try them, let me know.
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Fliptx:
Thank you for your kind offer...and please let me think about it. Still considering placing order with Johnny's...but I find that my order of two beans and the squash will put me at just over the $10 mark...and Johnny's want $5.95 S&H for anything over $10...so my three pack of seeds go to over $5 per packet. ![]()
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Great! I popped over here to ask if there were any Parthenocarpic Squash and here I find all this info. Thanks!
CECIL-who can't seem to grow sqaush anymore I blame no bees.
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I grew Sultan from Johnny's last year under rowcovers. It produced pretty well for me . I would grow it again.
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Well, I ordered my Perfect Pick Hybrid Squash seeds, so I hope I'll get me some sqaush this summer.
CECIL
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I got the perfect pick this year too. The package said to start it ahead a time in pots. They sprouted nice, I transplanted them and they got puny. I started more seeds right in the garden. The new ones look tons better than the transplants but we had some wierd spring weather here in Georgia this year so I am hoping to actaully get some squash! Last two years I got nothing but huge leaves and flowers
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