Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:26:42 -0400
From: Kira Dirlik
Subject: Re: squash bugs?
Tinitap wrote:
“Something is making the blooms fall off my squash plants before they can make a squash. I have not seen any bugs. Any idea what this is and how I can get it to stop?”
I know folks like to answer questions via e-mail, so when I see a question I (and no doubt others) have, it is a disappointment not to see answers in the Chatlist.
I am having problems with all my squash and all my peppers and my beans, with the blossoms just falling off and no veggies. I daily pick off nasties (Japanese beetles, those tan squishy potato beetles, flea beetles, aphids, black/yellow ladybug types), so I see very little bug damage. My snow peas, early on, were very bountiful. And I saw hordes of bees on my lavender flowers, so the pollinators are around. Any clues?
Please answer here, and then you can see if others already made the same suggestion, and answer
this question for possibly many folks like me and Tinitap.
Thanks.
Kira
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