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[Robert Walton <waltonrp AT gmail.com>]

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