[Homestead] Squash Bugs
Robert Walton
waltonrp at gmail.com
Tue Jun 2 15:35:04 EDT 2009
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 3:28 PM, Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 at hotmail.com>wrote:
> Rob; the squash bugs, or rather the virus that they spread, I think,
> devatated all my melons and squash a three years ago. Last year I tried a
> few squash with lots of marigolds around them, and didn't see a squash bug
> all summer. This year I've done some research and apparently squash bugs
> don't like borage, nasturiums, and bee balm, in addition to marigolds. I'm
> adding all those plants into my squash beds. If nothing else, it will be
> colorful. :-)
>
There still might be time for me to experiment with that. I'm thinking those
tall marigolds that could grow up through the squash. I've got seed for
them.
Rob - Va
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