This year I planted them in a container and I've gotten 2 squashes out of it. The leaves are wilting but I'm trying to water them every day. Usually when I previously planted them in the ground I guess I planted them too late in the season and the borers and other pests got to them before we could harvest. They get mildew problems and other pest problems when it starts to get hot. My only advice is get them going early and hope for the best.

Yes, squash is a cool, dry season crop. Powdery mildew gets it every time I plant it. I am growing one in a container this year and so far have gotten one squash and have two more coming up, but they didn't get pollinated, so I'm sure they'll just shrivel and die. I don't know why the male and female flowers didn't open at the same time so I could hand pollinate like I had to do the first one. There just aren't many pollinators in this courtyard, probably due to lack of flowers, which I'm working on.