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Durgan · April 21, 2014

I can buy all the squash fruit that I need just down the road. Perfect and not expensive, since I only need about eight for juice.

I lose all my squash every year only about six plants. The squash bug, SVB, and the cucumber beetles devastate the plants when they are growing in all their glory. I will now give up for a few years and maybe try again.

The cucumber beetles are most prolific, more every year. Maybe the cold winter knocked them out this year. I will move the cucumbers across the yard to see if this helps.

April 21, 2014	#9
Durgan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Brantford, ON, Canada Posts: 1,341	I can buy all the squash fruit that I need just down the road. Perfect and not expensive, since I only need about eight for juice. I lose all my squash every year only about six plants. The squash bug, SVB, and the cucumber beetles devastate the plants when they are growing in all their glory. I will now give up for a few years and maybe try again. The cucumber beetles are most prolific, more every year. Maybe the cold winter knocked them out this year. I will move the cucumbers across the yard to see if this helps.