May 3rd, 2013 Signs of successful germination
May 8th, 2013 Continue to observe their growth
May 20th, 2013 Exponential growth rate starts
May 31st, 2013 Squash plants are getting bigger and bigger as days go by
June 8th, 2013 First sign that the plants are ready to set fruit
June 10th, 2013 The plants are becoming monstrously large. More baby squashes have been produced.
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| Female flower carries an ovary that looks like baby squash, while male flower has skinny stalk. |
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| Twin male flowers sharing the same stalk |
June 14th, 2013 The color of flowers begin to turn yellowish.
June 16th, 2013 Blossoms of male flowers
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| A close-up look of male flower |
June 22nd, 2013 Finally there is a female for pollination
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| Female flower has a very beautiful star-like structure |
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| Hand-pollinate by gently brushing the male flowers for some pollens |
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| and then gently tap the pollens on the female blossom |
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| Blossom closes up within a day, so pollination has to be performed as soon as possible. |
June 23rd, 2013 More female blossoms
June 26th, 2013 Fruit begins to set
July 8th, 2013 More fruit on the way
Note: Unfortunately, my problem with growing squash began after the fruit started to set. I had hard time judging how much water they needed daily. I probably watered too much and all of them got rotten before becoming large enough for consumption.
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