Declaring war on squash vine borers

gardentoad

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lesa said:
Gardentoad- that is the one place chicken wire, actually works! Can you string some up on the chicken side of the panels?
Yeah I will get ur done, before fall planting, I am an ole ole man, and things get done in due time :old plus it have been 90 or above mostly way above for the last 28 days and right now there is no end in sight


Don :watering
 

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gardentoad said:
lesa said:
Gardentoad- that is the one place chicken wire, actually works! Can you string some up on the chicken side of the panels?
Yeah I will get ur done, before fall planting, I am an ole ole man, and things get done in due time :old plus it have been 90 or above mostly way above for the last 28 days and right now there is no end in sight


Don :watering
It has been brutal this year.


I had a thought about the vine bore bugs wondered if anyone had tried this. Since the adults only emerge at a very specific time (mid juneish) has anyone tried wrapping the squash vines in tobacco and/or tansy leaves?
 
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