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Rotten squash question (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by ramsgrl909@lemmy.world to c/gardening@lemmy.world
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Last year I started a garden for the first time. Learned a lot! When I picked my squash last year it seemed fine, then I kept it on my counter for maybe a week before I noticed a small rotten spot on the underside. Eventually the rotten spot grew and I just composted the whole squash.

Not sure what went wrong. Was thinking -should I put hay or something under my squash when it starts to grow on the dirt?

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[-] plz1@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

What kind of squash was it? The answer depends on type, since winter squash store better than summer squash.

[-] ramsgrl909@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Was winter squash

[-] plz1@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Should go bad that fast, for sure. Did the skin have any obvious bug damage? How warm was it on your counter?

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