can I trim my summer squash plants and cucumber plants

[milo]

the sum. squash plants are growing like wildfire ,the leaves are as big as basketballs....can I cut some of the leaves off ?Iam thinking I can and it would give the squash a boost,cause the leaves won't be s#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&g up their juice ...and the same with the cukes

[basswipe]

I personally don't cut off leaves unless they're wilted and dying.That's what I was taught anyways...don't know if its right or wrong but my zucs and squash do well.I've been hit or miss with cukes over the years.

[Swimmer]

NO MILO YOU CAN'T. I grow giant pumpkins when the woodchucks don't eat my %$%$%$%$ing plants and the leaves are one fo the ways that nutrients are delivered to the fuit. You should be spraying the with fish oil once a week, not be thinking of cutting them off.

I know people used to do this with tomato plnts, cutting off the suckers, but that is the only plants they did it with.

[spence]

I'd wager the leaves also shade the fruit and keep the moisture levels higher.

While you're at it snip some of those flowers, stuff with goat cheese and fry them

-spence

[milo]

thanx,I no touch..........spence the leaves or the flowers?

[spence]

Originally Posted by milo

thanx,I no touch..........spence the leaves or the flowers?

Snip the flowers from the zucchini or squash, remove the stamens and fill with cheese and herbs before you pan fry. You can find a real recipe online...

Of course don't remove them all or you won't get much fruit!

-spence

[Sea Dangles]

I'm diggin the blue countertops

[Nebe]

thats not spence's kitchen. The POS coffee maker is a dead give away. plus thats a sub par kitchen knife, and spence only uses copper bowls.

[spence]

Originally Posted by Nebe

thats not spence's kitchen. The POS coffee maker is a dead give away. plus thats a sub par kitchen knife, and spence only uses copper bowls.

That coffee maker was sweet, they don't make them any more.

Knife is a regular Wusthof Grand Prix. If you'd like I can take a photo of my vintage French carbon steel Sabatier Jeune.

Copper bowls are for egg whites.

-spence

[Nebe]

I hope you have updated the counter top. Cobalt blue is so 70's