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RE: Zucchini

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Thanks to everyone who answered my post about Zucchini. I have some really
good ideas now about how I can combat the vine borers. I will keep everyone
informed of the results. 

Thanks again,

Rich(zone 6, Brooklyn, NY)

		-----Original Message-----
		From:	Jeff Taylor [j*@indiana.edu]
		Sent:	Wednesday, April 07, 1999 12:19 PM
		Cc:	'sqft@listbot.com'
		Subject:	Re: Zucchini

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		I, too, have lost many of my Zukes to the dreaded Squash
Vine Borers.
		I am going to try "floating row covers" this year and hope
for the
		best. I have heard that putting alluminum foil on the ground
around
		the base of the stem helps (something about the light
reflecting
		confuses the adult bugs into not laying eggs there) and then
putting
		the foil AROUND the base stem up to a height of foot.  I am
also going
		to try a few other techniques, such as successive plantings
every
		three or four weeks; hydroponics for the squash plant (safe
indoors,
		and one outdoors with a floating row cover).  Maybe this
year I will
		actually get a few zucchini before the SVB do.  I am also
open to any
		and all reasonable (and totally unreasonable TOO!)
suggestions.

		Jeff

		On Wed, 7 Apr 1999, Betz, Richard wrote:

		-->Last year I planted my zucchini and I found that they
were infested
		-->with vine borers. 
		-->This year I would like to try zucchini again and I'm
looking for 
		-->any suggestions that you might have as to how to avoid
the problem.
		-->
		-->Rich(zone 6, Brooklyn,NY)
		-->


		Jeff Taylor / jltaylor@indiana.edu


	
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