tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post5914536723181859452..comments2024-03-24T11:10:13.186-04:00Comments on The Gardening Me: Squash & Why My Neighbours Can Leave Their Car Doors Unlocked - Part 2Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-65903815261934206262014-06-20T21:44:54.008-04:002014-06-20T21:44:54.008-04:00Ugh - aren't they frustrating, the way they ju...Ugh - aren't they frustrating, the way they just sneak up on you. You are right in that our growing season is not long enough for succession planting - but I may, one year, try sowing the squash a couple of weeks later, just to see what happens. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the Tromboncino does ok. And hopefully your Cushaw squash makes it through the season as well - it definitely sounds promising! This may be another variety that I add to my list of potentials for next year...Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-51678659281769178962014-06-20T15:41:52.180-04:002014-06-20T15:41:52.180-04:00I just spent the morning cutting SVBs out of my sq...I just spent the morning cutting SVBs out of my squash stems. I hate those things! I tried growing Tromboncino a couple of years ago and it survived longer than the other ones, but the SVBs still got them. As for winter squash, this year I'm trying Cushaw squash and so far it is the only one that hasn't been infected by the borers. One time I cut 30 SVBs out of a single butternut squash plant!! It didn't survive. My strategy this year is to keep planting squash. I'm planting them every four weeks in hopes that I can miss the vine borers at some point. I don't know if you have a long enough growing season to do that (but because of our long season we get two life cycles of the SVBs.. grr!). As for pollination, I've found that in early spring the squash don't get pollinated very well and I've definitely been out there with a paint brush before. I need to try covering them and keeping track of degree days, maybe that'll be next year's strategy.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00193278804750154921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-80452727087838830682014-06-16T08:56:49.575-04:002014-06-16T08:56:49.575-04:00Thanks Daphne. I would love to have huge squash p...Thanks Daphne. I would love to have huge squash plants - just as long as they hold off on any growth spurts until mid-July. I hope you have better luck this year with your squash - us gardeners are such optimists!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-55709450764792763972014-06-16T07:20:10.836-04:002014-06-16T07:20:10.836-04:00Good luck with your squash. I keep thinking that I...Good luck with your squash. I keep thinking that I should just not worry about the svb anymore and get what I get. But I can't help thinking I can foil it. We will see about this year. I can't using netting on mine. They get too huge. They are a vining type that has world domination on its mind. Now if only they would think about reproduction more I'd get a lot of zucchini. Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.com