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lokie

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About time to discuss the birds and the bees?
My EX never had "The Sex Talk" with her son. :oops:

At around 12 she left a detailed and dated Anatomy reference manual in the living room, it is expected he did read it.;)

At 14 he still hid his eyes when HBO showed nude and often scantily clad women.:sad:

At 15 I took the time to discuss the in and outs of human interaction and gave him a Trojan.8-)
 

raratt

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I keep getting blossom end rot. I think I’m going to move the squash out of the greenhouse. Not enough space for airflow.
Needs CalMag, no joke.
"The causes for squash end rot are simple. Squash blossom end rot happens due to a calcium deficiency. Calcium helps a plant create a stable structure. If a plant gets too little calcium while the fruit is developing, there isn’t enough to sufficiently build the cells on the fruit. In particular, the bottom of the fruit, which grows the fastest, doesn’t get enough calcium. As the fruit gets larger, the cells begin to collapse, starting with the weakest cells at the bottom. At the location of the squash blossom, rot sets in and a black indentation appears. While the causes for squash end rot will not make the squash dangerous to eat, the lack of calcium frequently causes the fruit to mature too early and the squash will not taste very good.

Read more at Gardening Know How: Squash Rotting On End: Squash Blossom End Rot Causes And Treatment" https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/squash/squash-blossom-end-rot-causes-and-treatment.htm
 

FresnoFarmer

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Needs CalMag, no joke.
"The causes for squash end rot are simple. Squash blossom end rot happens due to a calcium deficiency. Calcium helps a plant create a stable structure. If a plant gets too little calcium while the fruit is developing, there isn’t enough to sufficiently build the cells on the fruit. In particular, the bottom of the fruit, which grows the fastest, doesn’t get enough calcium. As the fruit gets larger, the cells begin to collapse, starting with the weakest cells at the bottom. At the location of the squash blossom, rot sets in and a black indentation appears. While the causes for squash end rot will not make the squash dangerous to eat, the lack of calcium frequently causes the fruit to mature too early and the squash will not taste very good.

Read more at Gardening Know How: Squash Rotting On End: Squash Blossom End Rot Causes And Treatment https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/squash/squash-blossom-end-rot-causes-and-treatment.htm "
Thanks. I don’t have cal mag. But I have some calcium supplement from Nectar of the Gods. I’ll try that.
 

The Outdoorsman 101

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That causes the same thing on tomatoes also. My son started saving egg shells and I mix them into my soil now for calcium.
got a few bags of egg shells in the freezer, don't have good tilled soil here. family friends farmstead has a good un-used plot and an abandoned 2 story chicken coop. kinda lives 15 miles away. Might have to set up a tent. I have permission to his property, also know the neighbors... ok typing out loud, my bad
 

Singlemalt

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That causes the same thing on tomatoes also. My son started saving egg shells and I mix them into my soil now for calcium.
Yep, I save my eggshells and then grind 'em up in a blender with a bit of lemon juice. Add the slurry to my beds in winter. The acid starts breaking down the egg shells and winter rains wash it in and dilutes the acid. It should be noted that it takes about a season for the calcium to become useable.
 

raratt

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Yep, I save my eggshells and then grind 'em up in a blender with a bit of lemon juice. Add the slurry to my beds in winter. The acid starts breaking down the egg shells and winter rains wash it in and dilutes the acid. It should be noted that it takes about a season for the calcium to become useable.
I'm lazy so I just crush them up a bit and put them in the dirt, I figure over time they will break down.
 
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