Crop rotation will help. Water from the bottom and spray liquid sevin on
the vines every few days in the spring will help. Be sure and not get any
spray on your blooms or you will kill the good pollinators that are visiting
your garden. Then you have to watch out for squash bugs. Nothing I know
of will kill the adults, but sevin will get the eggs, but you have to get
both the tops and bottoms of the leaves. Get on the internet and type in
squash bug killer and read what the colleges say about how to do it and what
to use.

Dwayne

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I planted a couple of zuchinni plants this spring and they were
producing nicely. Then, within a couple of days, they were dead. I've
heard of a borer that might cause that but how can I tell if that's
what happened and how can I prevent the damage next year?