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I would really appreciate some help, as I am new to gardening, and have a large squash patch this year. The seeds were mostly imported from the USA. I live in Denmark.

(I have been unable to find good images of squash diseases on the Internet.)

The leaves of my Grey Zucchini squash look like this (Mosaic Virus ?):
[img]https://www.rosenplanteskolen.dk/alk/CIMG3871.jpg[/img]
The leaves of some of my other squash are beginning to look somewhat similar to the leaves of my Grey Zucchini. (Jumbo Pink Banana, Neck Pumpkin and North Georgia Candy Roaster)

The first true leaves of my Guatemalan Blue Banana squash look deformed:
[img]https://www.rosenplanteskolen.dk/alk/CIMG3902.jpg[/img]

And some of the first leaves of my Jaspee de Vendee squash look like this:
[img]https://www.rosenplanteskolen.dk/alk/CIMG3894.jpg[/img]

Are my squash plants diseased ? What kind of disease ?

Thanks in advance.

And the first true leaves of my Hubbard True Green Improved squash look like this:
[img]https://www.rosenplanteskolen.dk/alk/CIMG3876.jpg[/img]

Not familiar with these varieties so the first image could just be varigation. The leaf looks pretty healthy otherwise. If it is viral, then the only recourse is to destroy the plant, so be sure...

The middle two have issues; the top one looks like it's growing through it (probably was fungal) and the second is clearly insectoid damage. We like neem oil for both...

Not sure anything is wrong with the last one either; don't look for trouble or it will find you ...

HG

HG, thanks very much for your help.

I just ate my first Grey Zucchini from the garden, and it sure tasted great, though the leaves look odd. It was much better than store bought, plastic wrapped summer squash. I look forward to a great harvest of winter squash, as I have more than 100 plants (how's that for a beginning gardener ?)

Thanks,
Allan,
Denmark

Good to hear Allan.

Swedes in the Japanese Forum, Danes in the Vegetable Forum; we appear to be a hit in Scandinavia!

Thanks for coming; tell your friends!

HG