But no matterwhich varietyyoure tending to, seeing yellow leaves on the plant can be an alarming sight.
Heres how you might tell what might be wrong and how you might secure your veggie.
Squash is a fast-growing plant that needs a lot of water to thrive.
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Water your squash plant whenever the soils top layer feels dry to the touch.
Anautomatic irrigation systemorhose timercan make the task simple.
When the soil is too wet, the roots dont receive enough oxygen.
This leads to damagedor even deadroots, which hinders the plants ability to flourish.
Monitor the squash plant for a week or two for any changes in health.
To decipher whether your squash plant is overwatered as opposed to underwatered, look at the leaves and soil.
Overwatered plants will have yellow, droopy leaves and wet soil.
Underwatered squash will have yellow, brittle leaves and dry soil.
Along with yellow leaves, squash plants that lack proper nutrients may also produce smaller-than-desired veggies.
If you suspect your squash leaves are turning yellow due to nutrient deficiency, test your soils pH level.
This can be done bypurchasing a kit, or doing a DIY test with a few common household items.
If your soil lacks nitrogen or other nutrients,add it in.
Your exact method will depend on the current time of year.
These little pests are difficult to get rid of.
you might try preventing them with floating row covers.
The Squash Plant Needs More Sun
Squash isa full sun plant.
This means that the produce needs six to eight hours of sunlight every day to be healthy.
Any of these sun-loving crops that are planted in the shade simply wont thriveand their leaves might turn yellow.
Squash can also be tricky to relocate.
If your squash plant is still small, you might be able to replant it somewhere with better sunlight.
But its important to do your research and first plant your squash in full sun.
Fixing squash leaves that are turning yellow depends on why they are turning yellow.
An overwatered squash plant has yellow, wilting leaves that may fall out.
The soil may also be wet to the touch.
Yes, you could remove yellow leaves from your squash plant.
Often, yellow leaves might break off easily with a bit of pressure.
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