tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516629023597886764.post1912834271804569575..comments2023-10-30T06:39:12.427-07:00Comments on Law of the Land: Suckers and BorersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516629023597886764.post-6886638057020968052009-06-18T21:19:32.559-07:002009-06-18T21:19:32.559-07:00Susie- Ann and TC have good ideas! Of course, if y...Susie- Ann and TC have good ideas! Of course, if you use a row cover, you'll have to self-polinate, but that wouldn't be too arduous for a small-scale home gardener. <br /><br />Janet- I'll report back about the second crop! The majority of my first crop has rebounded after their "surgery," so I might have A LOT of squash soon!<br /><br />Ann- great tip, thanks! I assume you are pollinating by hand?<br /><br />Heather- well, at least you have such a gigantic garden that hopefully the squash bugs CAN'T get everything!!<br /><br />TC- I am totally going to try that with my second crop. what a great tip!<br /><br />Catherine- I think it's really nice when plants remind us of loved ones, either because we grew them together or they gave them to us. <br /><br />Debbi- I can't believe I'm going to be so close to where you were!! We were planning to go to the park - glad to hear it's as cool as it looks!Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11904073032627748614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516629023597886764.post-58962997520313075512009-06-18T20:28:20.877-07:002009-06-18T20:28:20.877-07:00Man I had squash vine borers. Nasty beasties. I ...Man I had squash vine borers. Nasty beasties. I just commented back about the vaction thing on my blog. At the risk of repeating myself, you will be staying very close to where we were. Our resort was the Grand Occidental Flamenco Xcaret next to the Xcaret park. Go to the park if you get the chance. They have fire ball hockey. I'm not kidding.Aunt Debbi/kurts momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663049154538571378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516629023597886764.post-74862629403579822312009-06-17T07:59:40.846-07:002009-06-17T07:59:40.846-07:00Sorry to see your squash plant. I don't thin...Sorry to see your squash plant. I don't think I've seen borers here. My pumpkin vine looks horrible though. Something else is attacking it.<br />Good advice on the suckers. I never remember to pull them off even though whenever my grandfather would visit he'd pull them off for me. For some reason now tomato plants always make me think of him.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516629023597886764.post-46366478793949092752009-06-17T07:43:19.049-07:002009-06-17T07:43:19.049-07:00From "Good Bug Bad Bug" by Jessica Walli...From "Good Bug Bad Bug" by Jessica Walliser: "Wrap a strip of aluminum foil around the plant base early in the season, to prevent adults from laying eggs on the stem. Nestle the foil just below the soil surface, reaching up to lowermost leaf (some folks do the same thing with a piece of nylon stocking or strip of cotton sheet). <br /><br />I pinch out the suckers on my tomatoes too.TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04005938156720914381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516629023597886764.post-39378700001104978102009-06-16T20:58:50.970-07:002009-06-16T20:58:50.970-07:00Hi Ginger- I don't get a borer on my squash bu...Hi Ginger- I don't get a borer on my squash but I get an awful squash bug that looks like it has armor. Gross and double gross, I feel your pain. Perfect picture of the tomato sucker,btw.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737367324901967724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516629023597886764.post-84935950274175697202009-06-16T20:24:21.356-07:002009-06-16T20:24:21.356-07:00That's exactly why I'm using row cover thi...That's exactly why I'm using row cover this year. :) SVB are evil!AnnFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09103870741771640829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516629023597886764.post-9736903878553820312009-06-16T19:37:39.233-07:002009-06-16T19:37:39.233-07:00Man, those borers create a mess! Good luck with t...Man, those borers create a mess! Good luck with the second crop. I just watched a show on PBS on gardening that rooted the suckers on tomatoes for a fall crop. Pretty cool.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516629023597886764.post-69487116726871782082009-06-16T19:20:37.756-07:002009-06-16T19:20:37.756-07:00Hey Ginger, yeah my squash pretty much look like t...Hey Ginger, yeah my squash pretty much look like that. Question is, how do we prevent that from happening?Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270611634380137009noreply@blogger.com