Winter squash seedlings11/21/2023 ![]() To prune squash, look for vines that are not the main stem and snip them off. Every branch you snip off means fewer fruits at the end of the season. You should know that if you prune squash vines you will reduce your harvest. The video below from the Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener shows how to do that and why.īut if the squash is running roughshod over everything else in the garden in July, get out your pruners. In that case, you may want to prune off the end of the vine in early to mid August to make sure the plant puts all its energy into ripening squash rather than growing extra foliage and fruit. ![]() If you have the room, let them go wild and you’ll be rewarded with tons of winter squash. Of course, you don’t have to prune squash vines. The good news is you can prune squash vines - with some caveats. Like many urban gardeners, I’ve turned to trellises and other vertical supports to get those darn plants to grow up rather than out-though because of the weight of the fruits, I resort to slings and lots of old nylons and T-shirts to hold the fruit on the vine. Individual squash vines can grow 10 to 12 feet long and a squash plant may have several branches on it, spreading and sprawling over whatever space they can find. Nothing can take over the garden, the yard, the world faster than a happy winter squash plant, which leads some gardeners to ask “Can you prune squash vines?” Is your squash vine taking over the garden-or maybe the world? ![]()
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