{"id":133,"date":"2014-04-02T15:27:56","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T19:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/?p=133"},"modified":"2014-04-02T15:35:09","modified_gmt":"2014-04-02T19:35:09","slug":"squash-pumpkins-and-zucchini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/squash-pumpkins-and-zucchini\/","title":{"rendered":"The Squash Vegetables Pumpkins and Zucchini Are Next On Our List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The last plants that I end up growing inside would be members of the squash family that includes pumpkins and zucchini.\u00a0 I tend to grow them last because they happen to grow much faster than any others that I have including many of the flowers.\u00a0 That is another reason why I use larger containers for them since their root structure can get pot bound real quick.<\/p>\n<p>Last year I had placed them in smaller containers than what I usually use and they ended up almost dying.\u00a0 One pumpkin plant did happen to fail when I placed them into the garden, but I was still able to get four pumpkins and a number of zucchini&#8217;s as well.\u00a0 This year I want to make certain that they have enough time to grow and will have enough room in the pot I place them in.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I took a couple of pictures of how I set them up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Picture-4-015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-134\" alt=\"Pumpkin and Zucchini Setup\" src=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Picture-4-015-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Picture-4-015-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Picture-4-015.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As you can see I used large sour cream containers that are perfect for these fast growing plants.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Picture-4-016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-135\" alt=\"Pumpkin and Zucchini Setup 2\" src=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Picture-4-016-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Picture-4-016-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Picture-4-016.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I placed them under a light that is placed right next to a cast iron radiator.\u00a0 This will give them the heat and light that they need to get started as soon as possible.\u00a0 I would recommend anyone growing their plants from seeds to use this same method.\u00a0 Remember to use larger pots for them than you did with any other plant.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last plants that I end up growing inside would be members of the squash family that includes pumpkins and zucchini.\u00a0 I tend to grow them last because they happen to grow much faster than any others that I have including many of the flowers.\u00a0 That is another reason why &#8230;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,54],"tags":[68,69,64,63,62,67,65,66],"class_list":["post-133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-planting-indoors","category-vegetables","tag-planting-pumpkins","tag-planting-zucchini","tag-pumpkin","tag-pumpkins","tag-squash","tag-vegetables-2","tag-zucchini","tag-zucchinis","column","twocol","has-thumbnail"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Squash Vegetables Pumpkins and Zucchini Are Next On Our List - Eric&#039;s Organic Gardening Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"One of the last plants that I will be growing inside include members of the squash family such as pumpkins and zucchini. 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