tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357013751330091698.post5321894948172221978..comments2024-03-26T06:24:46.290-05:00Comments on From The Hive: the garden -note to selfBeth- the mama beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13885764750368616298noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357013751330091698.post-34283860650241478632012-08-09T16:33:12.494-05:002012-08-09T16:33:12.494-05:00No poison!!! I ddi some research on vine borers b...No poison!!! I ddi some research on vine borers because I have them again. I didn't trick anything by putting them in a different garden. The simplest way that I found to avoid them is to plant the squash later. There is a specific window when they emerge from the soil and if there is nothing to eat, they won't hang around. So, the best advice was to either do successive plantings and get as much as you can before the plants die and then you'll have new ones right behind them, or just wait and plant none until later. For me, I think I will wait. I don't want to give those buggers any more free lunches than they've already had. Do some research and see what it says for when the caterpillars emerge and see if it's something you can wait for. They may have gotten into one of my pumpkins too, but there are some younger ones that don't seem to be affected. And they dont' bother winter squash, apparently.JoAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10548653968066971599noreply@blogger.com