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Wed, Jul 9, 14 at 17:12
| Hello! I'm new to gardening and have done a garden that is 15 feet x 30 feet. We have a lot growing in this garden and have had everything come in except for peppers, but we bought pepper plants and replanted. Okay, so the reason for my post. I have had squash, zucchini & spaghetti squash plants growing, we went overboard and planted almost 20 seeds and all of them took, so we were swimming in squash last week! Last night, I went out to check on my squash and there was 1 squash plant and 1 spaghetti squash plant that had all of the leaves on the plants wilting and vines falling down so I said tomorrow I would come out and pull them so if there is some virius or something, it hopefully wouldn't infect all my other plants. Today I came home from work and got changed, all ready to pull out my wonderful plants and the leaves were back up! Now, some of them are on the ground and kind of yellow. Then I noticed that some of the leaves had brown dots on them. Any ideas? Can anyone provide me with some advice on what to do with my plants? |
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- Posted by Bloomin_Onion 2/3 (My Page) on Wed, Jul 9, 14 at 20:10
| I haven't been here long, but many of the people who complained of sudden wilting were told to go look for signs of the squash vine borer. Look for a hole in the base of the plant and maybe a little frass that looks like sawdust. If so, the larva of a moth is nestled inside the base and trunk of your plant. The way to save the plant is slice the plant open length wise and remove the larva by hand, then cover the slice with wet dirt to promote healing. I may be way off, it could be many things, but if it's this thing at least you can walk out right now and look for signs without waiting for further deterioration or symptoms. |
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- Posted by nancyjane_gardener USDA 8ish No CA (My Page) on Wed, Jul 9, 14 at 21:07
| 20 plants?????? Zounds! DH and I (and several neighbors) get by with 1 zuk and 1 crook necked yellow squash! BTW Aug 8th is leave some squash on your neighbor's porch day! ;) |
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| Brown dots on the back of leaves (clustered together) may be eggs of the squash beetle. You may also see little beetles walking around the plant. Use the sticky side of some tape (duct tape works good) to remove the eggs by pressing the tape on the eggs. Also works on the walking beetles. These beetles are diff from the Squash Vine Borer (SVB) which lay eggs of the same color but are laid singly on the stem of the plant. While to can try to save the wilting plant, it can be futile. Plant more plants if you haven't had enuff yet. |
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