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Squash experiment #4132306 05/15/24 06:29 PM 05/15/24 06:29 PM
Joined: Jul 2021 Posts: 4,172 North Al. P Paint Rock 00 OP 10 point
Paint Rock 00 OP 10 point P Joined: Jul 2021 Posts: 4,172 North Al.	Put 2 inch conduit on several plant today. Trying to keep bore beetles away????? If it works I think I could put the seed in the pipe first let them grow. I pushed the pipe 1/4 to 1/2 inch in the ground. From what I’ve seen they get in at the base where it hits the ground?

Re: Squash experiment [Re: Paint Rock 00] #4132326 05/15/24 07:17 PM 05/15/24 07:17 PM
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 8,137 Montgomery, AL Hunting-231 14 point
Hunting-231 14 point Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 8,137 Montgomery, AL	I will definitely be following your experiment - last year the the SVB killed every squash/zucchini plant we had. This year I have been injecting BT at the base and every 2" up to 6" (2-cc's per shot) - and so far so good, but if your idea works - it would make my plan MUCH easier. We have a pretty small raised bed garden - about 18 squash/zucchini plants in a couple of the beds. Please keep us updated on your experiment. Last edited by Hunting-231; 05/15/24 07:20 PM. "The struggle you're in today, is developing the strength you need for tomorrow."

Re: Squash experiment [Re: Paint Rock 00] #4132569 05/16/24 01:41 PM 05/16/24 01:41 PM
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MS_Hunter 14 point Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 6,603 D'Iberville, MS	I will definitely be following as well. I've tried just about everything but the SVB kills mine every year. I stopped planting it. In your darkest hour when the demons come, call on me brother and we'll fight them together.

Re: Squash experiment [Re: Paint Rock 00] #4132850 05/17/24 05:50 AM 05/17/24 05:50 AM
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geeb1 10 point G Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 3,216 leeds,al	I will be following as well. I gave up planting squash

Re: Squash experiment [Re: Paint Rock 00] #4133058 05/17/24 12:00 PM 05/17/24 12:00 PM
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 8,137 Montgomery, AL Hunting-231 14 point
Hunting-231 14 point Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 8,137 Montgomery, AL	As a follow-up. perhaps once the squash gets a longer vine - I wonder if it would be worth a try to wrap plastic wrap or aluminum foil (poke pinholes in them) at the top, to close the gap and prevent the SVB from crawling down the vine? "The struggle you're in today, is developing the strength you need for tomorrow."

Re: Squash experiment [Re: Hunting-231] #4133256 05/17/24 05:19 PM 05/17/24 05:19 PM
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Paint Rock 00 OP 10 point P Joined: Jul 2021 Posts: 4,172 North Al.	Originally Posted by Hunting-231 As a follow-up. perhaps once the squash gets a longer vine - I wonder if it would be worth a try to wrap plastic wrap or aluminum foil (poke pinholes in them) at the top, to close the gap and prevent the SVB from crawling down the vine? I can try foil on a few. I put a few solo and McDonald’s cups on a few bigger plants today the wider tops made it easy. I have 6-8 plants with nothing on them. Last edited by Paint Rock 00; 05/17/24 06:22 PM.

Re: Squash experiment [Re: Paint Rock 00] #4133275 05/17/24 05:50 PM 05/17/24 05:50 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,406 B blade 12 point
blade 12 point B Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,406	A moth lays eggs on a leaf and then when the caterpillars hatch they eat the leaf and then onto the rest of the plant.

Re: Squash experiment [Re: blade] #4133295 05/17/24 06:25 PM 05/17/24 06:25 PM
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Paint Rock 00 OP 10 point P Joined: Jul 2021 Posts: 4,172 North Al.	Originally Posted by blade A moth lays eggs on a leaf and then when the caterpillars hatch they eat the leaf and then onto the rest of the plant. I’ll keep an eye out for the eggs if they are big enough to see. I was told the larvae hatches from eggs on the leaf falls to the ground and makes it way to the vine at the top of the ground. I have no idea. The vine borers get me every year.

Re: Squash experiment [Re: Paint Rock 00] #4133366 05/17/24 08:14 PM 05/17/24 08:14 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,406 B blade 12 point
blade 12 point B Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,406	I’m believe they are inside the stem. Try rooting the squash in several places along the main stem. If the borers get in a section, cut it out. Hopefully the plant can keep feeding from the other areas that rooted. Not sure if that makes sense.

Re: Squash experiment [Re: Paint Rock 00] #4153688 06/26/24 05:47 AM 06/26/24 05:47 AM
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Paint Rock 00 OP 10 point P Joined: Jul 2021 Posts: 4,172 North Al.	Nope didn’t help. Neem oil seems to slow them but them dudes are hell on a garden. The heat is taken its toll on them now.

Re: Squash experiment [Re: Paint Rock 00] #4154474 06/27/24 04:24 PM 06/27/24 04:24 PM
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 8,137 Montgomery, AL Hunting-231 14 point
Hunting-231 14 point Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 8,137 Montgomery, AL	Originally Posted by Paint Rock 00 Nope didn’t help. Neem oil seems to slow them but them dudes are hell on a garden. The heat is taken its toll on them now. I hate to hear that - I was VERY, VERY hopeful this was a solution to the SVB problem. We've had a GREAT return on our squash and zucchini after being pretty diligent about injecting them with BT every 7-10 days. "The struggle you're in today, is developing the strength you need for tomorrow."

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