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21-07-2003, 05:32 PM

(Pat Kiewicz) wrote in message ...
Emmet Cummings said:

Now I grow seedless cukes under screening because I was tired of
loosing
my plants to bacterial wilt.
...

I assume the cucumbers under screening must be parthenocarpic such that
lack of pollination would not be a problem. Any recommended
variety/source? -Olin

I would imagine that the screening is under the plants and off the soil.

No, the screening is over the plants to keep off cucumber beetles (which carry
the wilt). I plant parthenocarpic varieties, which do not need pollination.

Where did you get the screen, Pat, and how thick is it? This year I
tried growing zucchini under bird netting and lo and behold they are
still borer-free. Onyl trouble is that the plants are too weak to even
push up netting - once I supported the netting with peony rings they
took off. So I would like some screen for next year to make it
permanent.