5 Deadly MISTAKES You Can't Afford to Make When Growing Squash

If you want to grow Squash that will produce until frost, you can not afford to make these mistakes!

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Intro - 00:00
How to Heal Squash Plants Attacked by Squash Vine Borers - 00:15
How to Protect Squash from Pests - 01:55
Using Trap Crops to Protect Squash- 03:16
Varieties Resistant to Squash Pests - 03:48
Tuck Eating a Carrot He Harvested - 04:11
Biggest Culprits to Squash Plants- 04:35
New Segment, The Gnome Challenge - 05:06
2nd Mistake, Not Staggering Squash Plantings- 06:32
3rd Mistake - Allowing Bad Pollination to Reduce your Harvests 07:25
How to Hand Pollinate Squash - 07:35
4th Mistake, Causing Squash Plants to Stop Producing - 08:48
5th Mistake, Allowing Disease to Overtake your Plants - 09:48
How to Prune Squash - 09:55
Bonus Mistakes to Avoid - 11:00
Transplanting Squash to Early - 11:00
Getting Leaves Wet When Watering - 11:25
How to Save Space Growing Squash, Growing Squash Vertically - 11:38
Pruning Squash to Increase Late Season Production - 11:56
Outro - 12:28

[ogrbearded]

Since I started sprinkling radish seeds around my squash I haven't had a problem with vine borers anymore. IDK if the svb doesn't like radish, the smell throws them off but it works for me. Try it out. Still get those squash bugs look like stink bugs, but no borers.

[annettekilpela]

The best solution for cucumber beetle problems for my butternut squash was shared with me by and elderly gentleman. Plant radishes among your plants. Works perfect! End of problem.

[StillDreamingHomestead]

I've been gardening for 40 years. I still learned something new almost every time I watch your videos.
We're not bothered by the squash Vine bore but I had no idea that you could grow more roots on your squash.

[jglass]

At the beginning you show starting a second root system for a squash plant.
QUESTION: when that second rooting system is established enough to nourish the plant do you cut off and remove the original root to eliminate the offending "bug home" or just leave it for later clean up at the end of the plant's life?

[wandacroy]

My biggest gardening 😮mistake was not discovering your YouTube channel earlier in the growing season. ❤

[karens]

It's nice to hear that young ones are watching the channel as well! Our four-year-old grandson was out in the garden today helping his grandpa by weeding in our raised beds. I asked him if he enjoyed it and he said he did! That was a win for us!! We hope he will grow up with a love for gardening. Our grandchildren have already enjoyed going through the garden and eating the raw asparagus and strawberries!

[mrs.rogers]

I've been spraying Peppermint Castile Soap with water in a sprayer, the base of the plant after I water the plant. Also spraying the soap mixture on the earth around the plant. The base of the plant has hardened off to a thick stem. So far no pests!

[KellieF]

This year I picked some of my basil and rosemary and thyme herbs and layyed them all around the bottom of my squash and zucchini plants and in-between the stems too. And the squash bugs disappeared. It worked for me!!

[opraha]

Beginner gardener here. This is the most helpful video I’ve seen on growing zucchini. I had a great bumper crop and got about 9-10 fruits and then all of a sudden my female flowers started dying off before opening. I thought it was a watering issue or calcium deficiency but it turns out the pesky SVB got me. Thank you for suggesting burying the vine. I tried it this morning and I’m hoping to see improvement in a few weeks. Thank you so much!!

Next year I will do butternut squash for the summer and plant zucchini for the fall.

[Gloria.A]

Tuck is the best boy. Getting his own snack and an amazing looking carrot too. Thanks for the gnome section too. It's fun getting the kids involved is a great practice too.

[wisdomseekers]

Tuck is the star of the show. Tried to give my dog a carrot....he looked at me like am mad and walked away

[Lifebymikeg]

great vid James, packed with info. The squash vine bores got me big time last year on my first crop but I did find that squash will grow insanely fast if planted from seed from July. I had new plants in like 2 weeks!

[FloraM]

Another tip for people who want to just make a lot of zucchini bread.. you can let the zucchini get really big before harvesting so you get more meat per fruit. It takes a while before they actually start overripening. I often pick them the length of my arm and several times the diameter! If the seeds look too mature just scrape them out, but this will really provide more food without necessarily sending the plant into ceasing production

[TheTimtwnsnd]

They (vine borers) lay the eggs directly on the stem and leaves, when the eggs hatch the larvae burrow directly in. Often if you are addressing issues when you see symptoms, youre already too late. Preemptively reroot and bury stems to protect your later harvests

[wdposdk]

Lucky doggo helping himself to healthy snacks!

[XroorX]

Surround WP. I will send you some if you cannot get it where you live. Also, plant daikon radish around the curcubin family plants and allow it to bolt. The sulfur compounds drive away borers

[caroldragon]

If you plant a parthenocarpic squash, you can keep it covered all summer because it doesn't need to be pollinated. I use tulle instead of row cover because it is so lightweight it's easy to move for harvest or to keep it from pressing down on the leaves.

[melvinjames]

The little pup so funny he ain’t waiting on your harvest ! He saying tasty now pop !

[observer]

Let’s Go!!! Hoping to get some “life-saving” tips from James and Tuck! I fought the squash vine borer all last year and they have continuously won! I’m determined this year to at least do better than last year! 👍 💚💚💚 for Tuck! 🐕

[ThirdCoastGardening]

The squash vine borer is very hard to prevent here in Houston, but I got quite a few squash before they killed my plants.