I like that! :-)
Another question: That later Opo plant that’s dying now has a green stem to about 6” high, then it’s brown and looks dead / withered for 2+ feet, then above that the plant is still green and has leaves (just 2 leaves, as the whole thing isn’t even 4 ft. tall.) The brown death is creeping upward. Most likely cause?
I’m now thinking the split open Thai peppers I put in the mole tunnel a foot away are not the cause. (The tunnel never reached the plant.)
I “could” try cutting the stem about 4” high and see if it will leaf out, but, I’ve never had success with that with Opo.
Conversely, the big Opo in the big pot is really going to town again. One would never know that 2 weeks ago it looked like it was on the way out. I’ll bet that if I added up all the vine length(s) it’d be over 40 ft. now. I suspect it’s put roots out through the holes in the bottom of the pot, and, I have been feeding it a little: Bloom Boost last week, and, of all things, tomato plant food this week. :-)
At this point in time, if it isn’t still the Squash Borers it is probably Bacterial Wilt.
https://gardenplanner.almanac.com/plant-diseases/us-and-canada/squash-bacterial-wilt/
You and Beau would make great commiserating garden friends. He tries his hardest to grow Sweet Corn and Watermelons and is always unsuccessful, and you and your Opo Squash problems, LOL!