A vining winter squash plant has one or more main stems, each with secondary vines growing off it; in addition, tertiary vines may grow off the secondary vines. For vining squash types, many gardeners remove several nonfruiting secondary and all tertiary vines during the growing season. If you...
Companion plantingcan be useful in repelling squash bugs. Try plantingnasturtiumand tansy around your plants that are commonly affected by squash bugs. Select varieties of squash that are resistant to the squash bug if you have a big problem. ‘Butternut,’‘Royal Acorn,’ and ‘Sweet Cheese’...
Growing your squash vertically with less leaf coverage also means fewer places for pests like squash bugs and cucumber beetles to hide; this makes inspecting your plant and taking action against pests easier. Another way to repel pests is to create a companion plant of radishes. Some pests make...
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When to Plant Zucchini Wait to plant seeds or transplants in the ground until the soil is at least 65° to 70°F. This may be mid-spring for some regions, but often, it’s fine to plant by late spring. (Don’t start too early, as the seeds will not germinate in the cold, and...
Companion Planting Chart and Guide for Vegetable Gardens Sowing Seeds in the Vegetable Garden 10 Traditional Native American Gardening Techniques When European settlers arrived in America in the early 1600s, the Iroquois had been growing the “three sisters” for over three centuries. The vegetable tr...
Companion plantingcan be useful in repelling squash bugs. Try plantingnasturtiumand tansy around your plants that are commonly affected by squash bugs. Select varieties of squash that are resistant to the squash bug if you have a big problem. ‘Butternut,’‘Royal Acorn,’ and ‘Sweet Cheese’...