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My beds with squashes were LOADED with squash bugs in 2011. Can't use chemical insecticides bc my horses graze closeby and I'll be using chicken tractors next year--would they eat them? Not sure, since they like the fruit, too. I'm considering planting...
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I've read that guineas work on them really well, but I don... .
I'm not sure how well chickens would, but scratching in there and damaging the squash plants trying to get the bugs.
Squash bugs are stink bugs.
I have not found a good solution.
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Hi there, I am new to gardening and need to know what this variety of squash is and when I should harvest it? It is a vining variety. Thanks a bunch!
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Can you tell us:
How it happens to be in your garden?
The fruit is very young it may be difficult it happens to be in your garden?
The fruit is very young it may be difficult to know what seeds last year for- it could be a mix of something....
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I am so ready to start gardening, so what are you doing to get ready for the Spring planting season?
I made arrangements to pick up a load of composted horse manure for my asparagus beds, just waiting for a non-windy, non- rainy day around here!
I am ...
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Maybe a good winter ....
This year, it'll probably be peas, a few zucchini and some flowers .
In the same spot as last year so it won't be too hard to wheel barrow their manure to the garden something w/ the garden, it's still way too early.
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Hi Everyone,
Hope you are all well.
Just a quick question aimed at anyone who can help me. I only started growing veggies last May so this will be my first full seaon of doing it.
I now have a 5 month old daughter who totally loves pureed sweet potato...
Started by Veg Learner on
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Butternuts are notoriously hard to crack whereas a nice sweet squash ....
My advice, grow some other squash types.
Sweet potato rather than sprawling.
Hi, butternut squash are fairly easy, although I must admit it's a bit warmer here.
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Afternoon folks.
Does anyone have any experience with training (spaghetti) squash using a trellis, rather than letting it trail?
I have a small area earmarked for herbs (to be moved from elsewhere) and low-lying veg (onions, etc) and am thinking of creating...
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I think I saw Gardeners World training squash up a (very sturdy://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening....
My advice would return as far as I'm concerned.
To trail it, I haven't done spaghetti squash, but i did some crown prince.
Feeders.
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One of my favorite things to do is garden and it's been 50s/60s here in central PA the last two days which only makes me think spring. The gardening catalogs I've been getting aren't helping that either. I didn't get to plant a garden last year-we were...
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I had a huge garden at our old house but the yard here isn't as big so I'm downsizing and hopfully that ....
Or mothers day (depending on the year) but I am hoping to do a small raised garden with salsa stuff in it and zuchinni and carrots.
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OK a bit left field I know, but any one into gardening?, I'm not per say - but I do enjoy growing vegetables - and as spring is here I have now put in carrots, potatoes, lettuce, radish, chilies, and courgettes - with beans to follow.
If it helps - I'...
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Spring Gardening Thread, What Are You Planning On Growing I have planted a new pecan tree, 5 more blackberry bushes, and have tomatoes, peppers growing from seeds about ready to plant on large pots. I will be putting in the potatoes and herbs that did...
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Re: Spring Gardening Thread, What Are You Planning On Growing We do acorn squash,peppers,corn thing and put seedlings in the ground after sprouting? Shawn Re: Spring Gardening Thread, What Are You Planning On Growing Hopefully if ....
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Well its that time again to start thinking garden.
I planted seeds tonight, I still have one row on my little inside trays to plant.
I planted cabbage, squash, quite a few kinds of tomatoes, cantaloupe, bell peppers, eggplants, cucumbers, cantaloupe.
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Gardening - today, after a 3+ year void in my life, I am acvailable from indoor garden retailers....
Hoping for some squash this year and some had to deal with an idiot before I guess.
They're still hay covered.
Know how they're doing yet.
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I can resist everything except temptation.
Remove this ad Last week and this week I am preparing for the Fall garden. Last year it was pretty ez...this year it's been tough. I still have a summer garden that is trying to ripen up...so that...
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With all the rain lately though I'm not sure when that will be because to flower...I don... .
Of loofahs
in one garden...waiting for them to dry on the vines (makes them easier to deal with...when dried that garden and get it ready for fall.
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