How do you stop them from killing the vines? I tried to cover the vines with
soil but that didn't work. I tried Sevin dust. That didn't work either. What
are you doing that works? We are growing squash, water mellons and
cantalopes.

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"Katey Didd" wrote:

How do you stop them from killing the vines? I tried to cover the vines with
soil but that didn't work. I tried Sevin dust. That didn't work either. What
are you doing that works? We are growing squash, water mellons and
cantalopes.

I personally gave up on trying. :-(
I'm considering trying them as a fall crop. Some people report good
success by spraying the bases with BT on a regular basis. Others have
tried sevin spray instead of sevin dust.
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-- Jack Nicholson

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"Katey Didd" wrote:

How do you stop them from killing the vines? I tried to cover the vines
with
soil but that didn't work. I tried Sevin dust. That didn't work either.
What
are you doing that works? We are growing squash, water mellons and
cantalopes.

I personally gave up on trying. :-(
I'm considering trying them as a fall crop. Some people report good
success by spraying the bases with BT on a regular basis. Others have
tried sevin spray instead of sevin dust.

If we can't find something to work we too will give up on these crops. With
prices so high in the stores and loving these veggies I thought I'd try one
more time growing them.

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Peace! Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a Bitch."
-- Jack Nicholson

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"Katey Didd" wrote:

"Omelet" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Katey Didd" wrote:

How do you stop them from killing the vines? I tried to cover the vines
with
soil but that didn't work. I tried Sevin dust. That didn't work either.
What
are you doing that works? We are growing squash, water mellons and
cantalopes.

I personally gave up on trying. :-(
I'm considering trying them as a fall crop. Some people report good
success by spraying the bases with BT on a regular basis. Others have
tried sevin spray instead of sevin dust.

If we can't find something to work we too will give up on these crops. With
prices so high in the stores and loving these veggies I thought I'd try one
more time growing them.

If the list gives us alternatives, we'll both be happy. :-)

I just read one post that said butternut is resistant. We love that
stuff but it's a winter squash. I'd like to be able to grow both.

Tatuma really is good. They sell it in the stores here so I may give
that a try. Baby pumpkin also eats well as a green squash and I don't
recall whether we had problems with borers or not with those. It's been
too long since I've grown one.
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Peace! Om

"Human nature seems to be to control other people
until they put their foot down." -- Stephan Rothstein

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"Katey Didd" wrote:

"Omelet" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Katey Didd" wrote:

How do you stop them from killing the vines? I tried to cover the
vines
with
soil but that didn't work. I tried Sevin dust. That didn't work
either.
What
are you doing that works? We are growing squash, water mellons and
cantalopes.

I personally gave up on trying. :-(
I'm considering trying them as a fall crop. Some people report good
success by spraying the bases with BT on a regular basis. Others have
tried sevin spray instead of sevin dust.

If we can't find something to work we too will give up on these crops.
With
prices so high in the stores and loving these veggies I thought I'd try
one
more time growing them.

If the list gives us alternatives, we'll both be happy. :-)

I just read one post that said butternut is resistant. We love that
stuff but it's a winter squash. I'd like to be able to grow both.

Tatuma really is good. They sell it in the stores here so I may give
that a try. Baby pumpkin also eats well as a green squash and I don't
recall whether we had problems with borers or not with those. It's been
too long since I've grown one.

The only ones that were destroyed by borers were our crooknecks and
zucchinis. Two of our favorites. Butternuts were not affected. Our squash
are all coming up now. Unless watered profusely, pumpkins don't do to well
where I live.

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Peace! Om

"Human nature seems to be to control other people
until they put their foot down." -- Stephan Rothstein

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"Katey Didd" wrote:

Tatuma really is good. They sell it in the stores here so I may give
that a try. Baby pumpkin also eats well as a green squash and I don't
recall whether we had problems with borers or not with those. It's been
too long since I've grown one.

The only ones that were destroyed by borers were our crooknecks and
zucchinis. Two of our favorites. Butternuts were not affected. Our squash
are all coming up now. Unless watered profusely, pumpkins don't do to well
where I live.

Yeah. Crooknecks, Zuch's and pattypans were what they did in for me. :-(
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Peace! Om

"Human nature seems to be to control other people
until they put their foot down." -- Stephan Rothstein

When you plant your squash, plant three white icicle radish seeds near
the stem. This prevents the squash borers from doing their damage. If
you already have damage, remove the borer, and plant the cut part as
deeply as you can and water in well so it has a chance to re-root.

Regards,
June

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When you plant your squash, plant three white icicle radish seeds near
the stem. This prevents the squash borers from doing their damage. If
you already have damage, remove the borer, and plant the cut part as
deeply as you can and water in well so it has a chance to re-root.

Regards,
June


Have you tried the radishes yourself or is that something you read
someplace?

Katey Didd wrote:
How do you stop them from killing the vines? I tried to cover the vines
with soil but that didn't work. I tried Sevin dust. That didn't work
either. What are you doing that works? We are growing squash, water
mellons and cantalopes.


There's a squash variety called "tatuma" that is resistant to squash
borers. Just be warned that the vines are aggressive and can run about
50 feet. They taste pretty good, though.

Bob

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Katey Didd wrote:
How do you stop them from killing the vines? I tried to cover the vines
with soil but that didn't work. I tried Sevin dust. That didn't work
either. What are you doing that works? We are growing squash, water
mellons and cantalopes.


There's a squash variety called "tatuma" that is resistant to squash
borers. Just be warned that the vines are aggressive and can run about 50
feet. They taste pretty good, though.

I have not seen these seeds in the stores. Is this a winter or summer
squash?


Bob

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"Katey Didd" wrote:

"zxcvbob" wrote in message
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Katey Didd wrote:
How do you stop them from killing the vines? I tried to cover the vines
with soil but that didn't work. I tried Sevin dust. That didn't work
either. What are you doing that works? We are growing squash, water
mellons and cantalopes.


There's a squash variety called "tatuma" that is resistant to squash
borers. Just be warned that the vines are aggressive and can run about 50
feet. They taste pretty good, though.

I have not seen these seeds in the stores. Is this a winter or summer
squash?


Bob

Summer, but I, too, would have to look for (or mail order) the seeds.
They sell the squash in the stores locally.
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Peace! Om

"Human nature seems to be to control other people
until they put their foot down." -- Stephan Rothstein

Katey Didd wrote:

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Katey Didd wrote:
How do you stop them from killing the vines? I tried to cover the
vines with soil but that didn't work. I tried Sevin dust. That didn't
work either. What are you doing that works? We are growing squash,
water mellons and cantalopes.


There's a squash variety called "tatuma" that is resistant to squash
borers. Just be warned that the vines are aggressive and can run
about 50 feet. They taste pretty good, though.

I have not seen these seeds in the stores. Is this a winter or summer
squash?


Bob



It can go either way (but usually used as a summer squash.) BTW, the
*squash* taste pretty good, the vines taste terrible.

Bob

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Katey Didd wrote:

"zxcvbob" wrote in message
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Katey Didd wrote:
How do you stop them from killing the vines? I tried to cover the vines
with soil but that didn't work. I tried Sevin dust. That didn't work
either. What are you doing that works? We are growing squash, water
mellons and cantalopes.


There's a squash variety called "tatuma" that is resistant to squash
borers. Just be warned that the vines are aggressive and can run about
50 feet. They taste pretty good, though.

I have not seen these seeds in the stores. Is this a winter or summer
squash?


Bob



It can go either way (but usually used as a summer squash.) BTW, the
*squash* taste pretty good, the vines taste terrible.

Apparently not to the borers. wink



Bob

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zxcvbob wrote:

Katey Didd wrote:
How do you stop them from killing the vines? I tried to cover the vines
with soil but that didn't work. I tried Sevin dust. That didn't work
either. What are you doing that works? We are growing squash, water
mellons and cantalopes.


There's a squash variety called "tatuma" that is resistant to squash
borers. Just be warned that the vines are aggressive and can run about
50 feet. They taste pretty good, though.

Bob

Tatuma is delicious. :-)
Now I just need to look for seeds! No, I'm not the OP, but I've had the
same trouble so had just given up on even trying to grow squashes or
melons.
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Peace! Om

"Human nature seems to be to control other people
until they put their foot down." -- Stephan Rothstein

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How do you stop them from killing the vines? I tried to cover the vines with
soil but that didn't work. I tried Sevin dust. That didn't work either. What
are you doing that works? We are growing squash, water mellons and
cantalopes.


Are you talking about them being already in the vines and boring?

If they're already in the vines, slit the vine near the point of entry,
remove the borers and then immediately cover the slit with earth. The
vine should put down roots at that point.

We've done it for squash. It worked. We moved to butternut squash
because it keeps (just ate the last of the harvest) and it's resistant
to borer.

We don't do melons.

*Be aware that Sevin is particularly toxic to bees.*


http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/squash_pest.html

http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef314.asp

http://www.organicgardeninfo.com/squash-vine-borer.html

http://www.backyardgardener.com/wcgp...ash_borer.html

Google is your friend.