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Never Give Up – Turkish Turban

Turkish Turban – Never Give Up

Heres an entry from one of our written journals:

Turkish Turban was planted at the end of May. The weather was very hot, so we had to get plants in the ground.

We do not have a glasshouse, let alone a heated one, which led us to rapidly planting everything.

Two days later, the temperature plummeted to 7°C at night. It was enough to make the squash plant (and several cucumber plants) look dead.

Lots of people were removing their plants, however we didn’t have any backup.

Should we remove it from where it was planted? Should we leave it? In the end, we left it. It’s not like we would lose out on anything.

One and a half months later and it’s thriving! The leaves are a beautiful green. There are flowers on the plant. We have no idea when the squash appears.

After a little adventure through the leaves, we discovered the squash! It is small and forming

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