Step 1
Find a planting location that receive full sun for the greater part of the day . Allow 4 square feet of gratis space to grow the Cornell Bush Delicata mixed bag and at least 20 square feet if you are growing the vining varieties .
Step 2
Spread a 3 - in layer of compost on a 2 - straight - foot blank space in the planting area ’s centerfield . Dig the compost into the soil . Push the motley stain into a straight - topped , 1 - square - human foot round pitcher’s mound . When daytime temperatures are consistently above 70 degrees Fahrenheit for five to seven days , the prepared ground is quick for plant .
Step 3
determine five delicata squash seeds , equally space from one another , on top of the hill . Press the seeds 1 in deep into the stain . Brush dirt over the seeded player holes and pat repeatedly to firm and level off the soil .
Step 4
Step 5
Water the newly planted seed softly until the mound is totally soaked . Water day by day , if necessary , to keep the mound moist until the delicata seedlings emerge . When the first set of leaves contact 2 inches foresighted , displume and discard all but three of the plants . retain watering through the next calendar month whenever the top inch of soil becomes dry . Thereafter , pee deeply only when the top 2 inches of reason are dry .
Step 6
circularise a 2 - in layer of mulch in a minimum two - foot lot around the squash seedling to retain ground moisture and suppress grass growth . find out routinely for any dope that go forth and pull them out by the base when the ground is damp from watering .
Step 7
Step 8
Place a 1 - column inch - oceanic abyss by 4 - inch - wide stratum of cured manure or plentiful compost in a hoop one invertebrate foot out from the plants ' base when the plants touch 6 to 8 inches gamy . Apply a second ring of manure or compost when the first flower buds are plump , just before they begin to bloom .
Step 9
try out the delicata squash plant ofttimes for light - colored powderlike residue on the leaves . Promptly remove and discard leave and vines affect by powdery mold . cream worm , including squash rackets bugs , off the works by hand and crush . For a major plague , apply commercially useable pyrethrin accord to the instructions on the manufacturing business ’s label .
Step 10
Test delicata squash for eagerness to pick by thinly pressing a fingernail against its skin . If the cutis is operose , trim the squash from the plant , keeping 2 inches of the vine sequester .
Step 11
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