That's what I was thinking 😊

Lol. That’s what I was thinking

Great, I thought it seemed obvious

My thoughts exactly as soon as I watched.

Haha I was about to comment the same thing.

I have to try your method. I failed at growing zucchini plants every year for 3 years in a row, no matter which month I grew them and I also grew them vertically. 😔

Go right ahead, lol. (Remember that old Joe Namath pantyhose commercial?) But I doubt you'll convince most women who grew up wearing hose. Uncomfortable, inconvenient, and constantly needing replacement. And tacky looking when they sagged (usually by mid-afternoon) or ran (at least once a week).

Maybe strips of old t-shirt would work for tying without cutting into the plant (if you can't find panty hose).

Never too old

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I think my seeds come with vine borers 😂😢😅

​@@user-mc3se2de8o🙋‍♀️ Same here!

Exactly. Last year, squash bugs killed my plants before they got anywhere near that size.

I’m trying marigolds this year

@@chickadeeacres3864 I had marigolds all around my squash. Seemed to have less squash bugs, but when it came to my nemesis, the borers, didn't seem to change a thing. But maybe you'll have better luck than me!

I started my summer squash on a pole almost from the time they started to grow. I still have lost plants to SVB and had to remove a SVB from another plant. I'm battling powdery mildew, squash bugs, cucumber beetles, brown marmoted stink bugs, and Asian lady bugs. I've trimmed the lower leaves and still battling all the nuisance.

@reneeraub8384 powdery mildew - try spray bottle water about 4 Oz add pinch of baking soda and a small amount of dish soap. mix well. spray daily leaves til gone.

I just looked it up to double check and yes, squash bugs and squash vine borers are two different things. The borers are larvae of a moth. So, this staking thing against the borers, pry wouldn't make a dif. with the bugs, other than I spose keeping the plant healthier and able to defend itself/not attract pests, so much. For squash bugs, this may help, it's my go-to to prevent cucumber beetles but it was listed as working against squash bugs where I 1st got the idea, in "Carrots love tomatoes" book. Take a palmful ( sm. handful) of tobacco - we get plain pipe tobacco- and put in soil at planting or transplanting time. (I have added it later, if your plants are already out) Can also experiment making a spray treatment out of it. Also of note is that the squash species ( there are 4 main ones) C. Maxima, are most susceptible to squash bugs, according to my copy of "Seed to Seed". That group incl. buttercup ( my fave :( ! ), all hubbard, turban and banana, and Queensland blue. More, but those are the popular ones in it, I took note of. ButterNUT is C. Moschata, for ex. of other popular squash which are in other species groups, and which may be more resilient for ya against those squash bugs, along with trying the tobacco.

Have given up on squash due to vine borers, I guess this year am gonna cordon off my zucchini with breathable cloth covers and hand pollinate them to beat the borers Wish me luck 🤞

​@@ajb.822 Good additional info. I too looked up the vine borer resistant varieties. So, this year I'm trying these - Lakota, Tatume, Zucchini Italian striped, and Spaghetti (vine). The addition of tobacco in the soil sounds like it is something worth trying. However, I wonder if you cover the ground with landscaping fabric would it be necessary. What's your thoughts?

How does it affect production? How much did you harvest off thst thing before and after staking?

Production is great with staking. The blooms are up high for pollinators to access, and the plants look beautiful!

Yes! Works great on keeping maggots from apples, too!

lol where did pawpaw get those pantyhose? 😂

@@BritInvLvr 😂

If you can help it, dont top water, the less water on top of the leaves the better!

Have to watch those leaves while watering 😢😂

You're right. I live in mid-MI and have used this method for the last couple of years and definitely have fewer problems with powdery mildew.

Are they orange fleshed?

Tromboncino is a moschata squash variety ( Cucurbita moschata, like butternut, cushaw and others) with very thick stems that are too tough for borers.

Tatume was also really resistant. It's a circular one like 8 ball. Lemon squash also had great resistance. And I liked avocado squash too. Those 4 were the best. I still do regular bit once the borers get them I'm out.

That's what I grow too, but here the plant will still eventually succumb to borers. I even had borers digging in to the fruit it gets so bad.

Also had excellent success with Tromboncino not being affected by vine borers. Squash bugs and leaf-footed stink bugs hit it, but it's a tough plant. I grow it vertically, and am eager to try Zucchini vertically.

My thoughts

What if the seed is a dud

Way too easy. If you know anything about us men, we look cooler when we make things harder than they should be. It allows us to explain more things.

@@krispendleton4662thank you, I understand my husband so much better now! 😆

@@heartsandmindsathome 😅

Update: I used an upside down tomato cage for my one squash plant. It wasn't such a good fit, with the big huge leaves of the squash, but no vine borer, so far - I don't remember what month they showed up last year. My squash is huge and taking over the whole bed, which kind of looks like the one next to the round planter in this video. I think I am going to cut the thing down, so I can plant stuff I like better. and my cucumbers and dill don't get crowded out.

What part of West central Alabama ? I'm on the edge of Tuscaloosa/Jefferson

@@davidbaker8762 Tuscaloosa

@@davidbaker8762 I am in Tuscaloosa (city)

I am not sure but I would think so.

@raghead I had the worst infestation of ants in my bathroom, I'VE EVER HAD... IN MY LIFE!!! I used four Terro bait traps... didn't phase them. They usually handle the problem but not this time. So I sprinkled diatomaceous earth all around and that finally got them. They completely covered the bathroom floor, the ceiling and up the walls. I honestly thought I was going to have to move. I sprinkle it around my plants outside in my garden too and it takes care of slugs. D.E. is awesome! God bless all here Jude, from Kentucky ✝️ 🐴 🌱🇺🇸

I am going to try that this year

Agreed. I've tried foil and it works, until the vine hits the ground again.

@@DollyTheLlama Stake it.

I tried wrapping the stem at the ground and having the foil go down into the ground and inch or so and it really worked. No more vine borers because they lay their eggs right in the soil at the base.

I did that but for the whole plant. It looked like an intergalactic Alex Jones plant😂 But it was the only one who survived 😭

What is BT?

​@@mystica8788Baccillus thuringiensis. It kills larval stages of butterflies/moths and mosquitos.

@@mystica8788 It's a bacteria. It didn't work for me but I think I had trouble with my syringe so maybe I didn't fully get it injected.

You can also learn what the breeding season is for your area and try planting very early or wait till after the breeding season passes. Then you won’t have to do anything.

Fantastic!

I wouldn't use toxic moth ball water in my organic garden. Just a thought.

@@charleeghee7195 he had it in jugs, he was not pouring thr water on the plants.

@@jessicascott4846 Oh, ok, thanks for that important detail. Then, I might try it myself. Thanks.

That's prob the only way I'll try it again. I've been gardening for over 20 years and squash just isn't worth the trouble in TX.

Welcome!!

Certainly

Thank you so much! LOL

Exactly what I would do..everyone has their ideas..

I had hoped that would solve it for me. It didn't.😭

I have used bamboo stakes and those green vinyl(?) coated stakes. Both work great.

Just don't make it weird! Also try to grow Rampicante. I love them and they are borer resistant.

Glad you liked it!

well, dang. Our SVBs arrive in late April or early May.

me too! Unfortunately, growing vertically and trimming the lower leaves hasn't helped. I've been doing it for years. It was a little better when I grew squash in the fall. Fewer SVB but they were there (unlike what I was told). In the last few days I've given up on my zucchini and yellow squash (mid May). Tromboncino seems to be the only one resistant because of the thick stem. Nice thing is you can harvest it young and eat like zucchini or let it stay on the vine to use as a winter/keeper squash. Plants lasted through the fall last year. We're near Houston.

Do you spray it on? How often?