My tomato starts are still inside because the temps are still too cold at night. Maybe in a couple weeks if I can hold off that long.
I put out some squash last week but I think the cold finally got them last night. I just want to try to get a jump on the squash bugs. I’ve never gotten a zuke and only a few yellow squash in all these years. I should just give it up but don’t want to go down defeated by a little bug.
Ever hear of putting aluminum foil under the runners of the squash as they grow? Supposedly, it deters the wasp...
I never tried this, though...
I don’t usually grow squash or zukes because of those bugs. However, the one year I did grow them. I used my homemade bug spray and was able to at least grow several very nice ones in 3 gallon pots.
The homemade spray used garlic, onion, cayenne pepper, a drop of dishwashing liquid and a drop of oil. The first time I made this spray, I was dubious, but I happened to see a water bug and squirted him.
He was belly up and dead within 30 seconds.