"Penelope Periwinkle" wrote in message
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On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 13:14:40 +0100, "shazzbat"
wrote:
"Penelope Periwinkle" wrote in message
On 19 Oct 2004 17:25:33 -0700, (simy1) wrote:

well, if you have borers, plenty of space, and no slugs, your vine
will root more readily, be healthier and produce more if you leave it
down. In my case, down is better. You can also feed 150 of your
closest friends with the harvest.

Growing it on the ground will reduce the problem with borers?
For real?

Educate me if you will, what are these borers? Are they something we in
UK
know by a different name?

Squash vine borers http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2153.html



Thanks for that. I just checked one of my books and it doesn't mention them,
so I presume it's not a UK pest.

I think they're best left in Ohio.

Steve

Steve