by "Katey Didd" <spamless@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
May 10, 2008 at 09:40 PM
"zxcvbob" <zxcvbob@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Katey Didd wrote:
>>
>> "zxcvbob" <zxcvbob@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>> news:68hq54F2t4n8uU1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> Katey Didd wrote:
>>>> How do you stop them from killing the vines? I tried to cover the
vines
>>>> with soil but that didn't work. I tried Sevin dust. That didn't work
>>>> either. What are you doing that works? We are growing squash, water
>>>> mellons and cantalopes.
>>>
>>>
>>> There's a squash variety called "tatuma" that is resistant to squash
>>> borers. Just be warned that the vines are aggressive and can run
about
>>> 50 feet. They taste pretty good, though.
>>
>> I have not seen these seeds in the stores. Is this a winter or summer
>> squash?
>>
>>>
>>> Bob
>>
>
>
> It can go either way (but usually used as a summer squash.) BTW, the
> *squash* taste pretty good, the vines taste terrible.
Apparently not to the borers. <wink>
>
> Bob
