[Ellendra]

How tall does squash get before they produce flowers and squash?

My T squash usually starts forming flowers when the vines are around 5-6 feet long, but doesn't start setting fruit until around 7-8 feet. It does its "I'm a zuchinni and you can't keep up with me" thing at about 12-25 feet. At that point I start marking the ones with the fattest bulbs to let ripen into winter squash. If the bulb on the end is skinny, it means that one was poorly pollinated, and there's a chance that the plant might abort that fruit.

[Marcella]

“My T squash usually starts forming flowers when the vines are around 5-6 feet long, but doesn't start setting fruit until around 7-8 feet.”

Thanks so much. Mine is within 6 inches of being 5 feet. The leaves are quite large. It seems to grow inches every night.

The new baby one I planted several days ago, has taken off and growing measurable amounts every night.

If I actually get squash off that big one, I'll have a celebration.

My new problem is, I have to get stakes for tomatoes. The plants are leaning now that they are so tall. I found some cheap metal ones at Lowes and will get those if they will fit in the 5 gallon grow bags. I'll have to measure one of those bags across and then measure at Lowes.