Re: Squash flowering
Christi -- we don't have squash borers in So Cal --
Nan
>Hi Frank.. well.. I don't know if I'd be of any help.. this is my first
>year gardening ( and I love it!) When you say squash do you mean
>Zucchini?? I planted some myself.. they are HUGE now! ( about 2 1/2 feet
>wide!).. I have a question maybe you can answer.. I have been hearing
>about Borers (??) and how do I know if I have them?? I looked at the
>base of my plants and they are dark green and have some white on them..
>didn't see any bug on them.. but I really don't know what I am looking
>for.. all the stems look pretty healthy and the plants aren't drooping..
>but I also planted cucumber and they pretty much all died out.. I also
>heard that the same borer that eats cucumber eat zucchini.. is there
>some way to prevent them from infesting my garden??
>
>anyway.. Hope New York is going great..live in sunny SoCal myself..
>don't think we here in Cali would know frost even if it came up and bit
>us on the ol behind..heehee..well maybe we would.. heehee..
>
>Christi
>
>Frank Stancato wrote:
>>
>> I started my seeds earlier than normal this year, hoping that the warm
>> spring we had last year would continue this year. But I guess I misjudged
>> how quickly they would come up, my squash is flowering. Any suggestions as
>> to what I can do with them.
>>
>> I live just outside of Syracuse, NY (Zone 5) and ussually don't put anything
>> into the ground until around Memorial Day. Still getting frosts at night,
>> but the days are warm.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Frank
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Nan Sterman
San Diego County California
Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11
