Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["Tradingpost" <tradingpost@lobo.net>]

Plants can be weak for other reasons. Water not getting to the roots, too 
much water in the clay, too much bug spray, root bound transplants, hybrid 
varieties - just to name a few. And of course if neighbors are spraying 
wildly they might be chasing them off to your place. It'll be hard to contain 
squash with floating row covers tho.

paul tradingpost@lobo.net

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On 6/10/2008 at 9:54 PM Bobby G wrote:

>> From: uriel@nasalam.org
>> Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] how to control
>> cucurbit/squash pests?
>>
>
>> Personally, I think it's weak plants that allow the
>> beetles to attack.
>> I think guineas would take care of them.
>>
>> Uriel
>
>Uriel,
>
>these squash were planted out in organic-matter rich clay soil, heavily
>manured over many years.  hard to see why they'd be weak.
>
>we've about 8 or 10 guinea hens running around, but so far they haven't
>discovered the infestation, and my attempts to grab them, walk them over
>and show them the little beetles, have been, well, use your imagination...
>
>luckily, i've got an order in for floating row covers, we'll see how they
>help or not.
>bobby g.
>central wisc. usa
>