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Re: (Fwd) Re: squash borers



milstein@nyc.pipeline.com (Sarah Milstein) wrote:
>Can anybody address this question?  It originates in central New Jersey. 
> 

>Friends of ours have been sporadically trying to grow squash (not zucchini)
>for several  
>years but have _always_ lost the plants to what they say is squash borers.
>The  
>county agent told them there's no cure or protection but they still have
>hope. 
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> 
>Thanks. 
> 
>Sarah Milstein 
>milstein@pipeline.com

Try mounding soil around the base of the plants.
Or does that just work for zucks?




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