Re: Organic Possibilities

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• To: p*@athenet.net
• Subject: Re: Organic Possibilities
• From: r*@cneti.com (Richard Haggard)
• Date: Tue, 18 Feb 1997 05:58:19 -0600

>Hi group -- 
>I've subscribed for awhile and gotten lots of great ideas so
>far. But haven't ever seen much about  growing AG's
>organically. So far, I've produced a lot of  40-50 lb +
>Connecticut Fields and a 65 lb Big Max using manure (goat,
>horse and cow) as fertilizer and soil amendments. 
>
>I'm more concerned about bugs. I'm in Kansas and squash vine
>borers, squash bugs and cucumber beetles are my nemeses. I
>know I can stay ahead of them (sort of) with Bt, pyrethrin
>and rotenone on the varieties I grow now.  But I'm concerned
>that AG's may have less resistance, due to their breeding
>for size. Powdery mildew also becomes a problem late in the
>growing season (mid-September, usually).
>
>I'm just getting ready (isn't everyone?) for the 1997
>growing season and I don't want to put my heart, soul and
>sweat into growing a variety that won't make it without
>Sevin, copper sulfate, etc. 
>
>Thanks in advance for any advice.
>
>Margaret
> 
>
>

Hi, Margaret - 

>From my experience in Alabama you are right to be concerned, especially 
about the squash vine borer.  The members of this group have been kind 
enough to point out the following websites to me which have helped me  plan 
to do battle with this monster.

        www.anet-chi.com/~manytimes/page20.htm
        www.athenet.net/~dang/problems/squash-borer.htm

Richard

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