it never occurred to me until after i posted this that the trick that works against the svb for zucchini and yellow squash may work for other types of winter squash.
while it's way too late to plant out small winter squash plants on the 4th of july, they aren't that large/long on that date if planted out on memorial day. it may be possible to coil the vine around the plant and cover it with floating row cover or just cover the base. i have an 8' wide roll with probably 75' left on the roll. if i kept the svb from getting at the base of the plant by 7/4 i'm home free as the egg laying is done by then. the only problem is heat. these are ultra light weight frc but even that in 85-95 degree heat may cook the plants.
i wonder?
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