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kath · July 14, 2019

Trying to reduce the size of the garden, so I was going to eliminate zucchini this year...at the last minute I bought Dark Star in the store- which is an example of why I've made so little progress simplifying and shrinking the garden.

It's survived what I thought was a deadly borer attack in late June and is producing a nice number of fruits. Kind of a viney type and tends to produce fruits that grow into the ground, so if I decide to grow zucchini again next season, I'll go back to Raven or Midnight Lightning because I really don't want to try to grow zucchini vertically. As soon as the squash bugs arrive and get out of control, it'll be pulled assuming it's still alive then.

Also in the name of space saving, I'm trialing butternut squash varieties to determine which one, if any, is reasonably easy to trellis: Burpee Butterbush from Fedco, Burpee Butterbush from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, JWS 6823 and Metro F1. No clear winner so far.

July 14, 2019	#36
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	Trying to reduce the size of the garden, so I was going to eliminate zucchini this year...at the last minute I bought Dark Star in the store- which is an example of why I've made so little progress simplifying and shrinking the garden. It's survived what I thought was a deadly borer attack in late June and is producing a nice number of fruits. Kind of a viney type and tends to produce fruits that grow into the ground, so if I decide to grow zucchini again next season, I'll go back to Raven or Midnight Lightning because I really don't want to try to grow zucchini vertically. As soon as the squash bugs arrive and get out of control, it'll be pulled assuming it's still alive then. Also in the name of space saving, I'm trialing butternut squash varieties to determine which one, if any, is reasonably easy to trellis: Burpee Butterbush from Fedco, Burpee Butterbush from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, JWS 6823 and Metro F1. No clear winner so far.