How Will You Prepare Your Beds for Next Season

Mon Jan 11, 2010 4:37 am

Someone else here suggested foil wrapped around the squash stems to prevent the borers. Similar idea. I'm going to try it this year!

Mon Jan 11, 2010 3:58 pm

rainbowgardener wrote:Someone else here suggested foil wrapped around the squash stems to prevent the borers. Similar idea. I'm going to try it this year!

Copper too I believe works for borers.

Wed Jan 13, 2010 2:40 pm

The clay is super ionic; sticks to surfaces, rather than working into stomatae. Fine for plants...good for soil as well.

I like ALL the borer stuff, but know that almost ALL my plants got borer last year and I just sliced with a razor til I found them and CUT them :twisted:

. Mess with my squash; I CUT you... :lol:

Bed prep? I piled some compostables on the beds in fall (sheet composting of a sorts) I will rake them off (adding the rakings to the big pile) and plant.

Bed prep sounds like a lot of work. It doesn't have to be, and some good things happen when you leave soil alone...

HG