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Tue, Aug 30, 11 at 12:05
| I didn't think the hoards of squash bugs from my zuchinni plants were bothering my Butternut squash, since their leaves look good. But yesterday I realized that several of the squash are rotting. Do the bugs cause the squash to rot? The squash haven't completely ripened yet.......could probably use at least another 4-6 weeks. But should I pick them now and let them ripen on the porch? I'm thinking the bugs are causing the rotting, but maybe I'm wrong?
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| Were the immature or mature squash rotting? It could be a number of things. If the leaves look healthy I doubt it is anything the squash bugs did. They won't ripen off the vine, or at least if they don't rot away once picked they won't develop the flavor they will if left to mature. |
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- Posted by catherinet z5 (My Page) on Tue, Aug 30, 11 at 20:20
| Thanks weirdtrev, Some of them are young and some are older. I guess I'll just leave them alone and hope for the best, as long as the leaves are still looking okay. |
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| If they are rotting at all stages it might be worthwhile to put something under them to keep them off the damp ground. |
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- Posted by catherinet z5 (My Page) on Fri, Sep 2, 11 at 8:19
| Thanks weirdtrev. |
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