MC, do they look like these bugs?


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If so, they are squash bugs and yes, that would be why you're squash is dying on the vine...Water early in the morning, then about 10 minutes later, go out there and put Sevin Dust on them...You can't harvest the squash for a few days, and you'll need to wash it when you do pick it...

OUCH!!!! KILL THEM, KILL THEM ALLLL!!!!!!!!

Yup, that's the critters. I'm gonna kill every last one of them. A few years back I declared war on the ants. It was ANTPOCOLYPSE! Time for SQUASH BUGEDDON!

Thanks for the help fellers. Where's my map gas torch......

I'm going to be greatly expanding my garden and am having some people come over and help me stake it out and start tilling/cultivating.

Any tips on how to form a barrier so the grass from the yard won't grow into the garden bed? It's going to be about 850 sq. ft. in size.

Thanks

Id like to know myself. Best I can do is pick the grass when I see it pop up. For starters you could lay some weed guard or black plastic over the area. It should kill the grass thats there all ready. Mulching usually prevents grass from coming up also besides retaining moisture which is also a plus. You dont have to go and get expensive mulch , mulching with wheat straw should do and its about 7-8 dollars a bail.

ditch witch it down about a foot or so, line it with a thick plastic, cover most of the way with soil, add boards, rocks, etc. (like rail road ties if you can) so that those are partially exposed but mostly buried on top of the plastic liner.

Thanks guys, good thinking.

We have harvested over 75 pounds of tomatoes in the last 6 days. This is the best tomatoes we have grown. we don't have time to can so our friends are eating well. Today we picked close to 50 pounds. It is unbeliveable.

awesome slim, congrats on the good harvest

never had a problem with them (it's the large scale use and production of them that leads to problems)...just around the border is fine...the amount leached into the soil is insignificant on such a small scale...but don't use them as mulch.