03-07-2012, 12:56 AM
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You sound like a North Carolinian! I'm not even planting squash this year because I don't want to deal with squash beetles. Good luck with the orgone stuff. I know many people who have tried many many things and nothing works, spiritual, practical, metaphysical...it's nearly impossible to grow organic squash here.
The only technique anyone I know uses that actually works is to plant successions of squash far away from each other, and after one picking of squash burn the plants. You only get one harvest per plant, but it keeps the bugs working. This is really only plausible for someone growing for production with plenty of space though.
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Well, I did live in High Point for awhile - my son was conceived there, in fact.
And don't get me wrong, I've harvested enough organic zucchini to freeze at least a dozen bags with 2 cups of shredded zuch for making bread all winter. I use DE, orange oil, and hot pepper spray - alternately. It doesn't kill them off completely, but keeps them enough at bay to allow me to harvest what I need.
I'll let you know how the orgone works.
You sound like a North Carolinian! I'm not even planting squash this year because I don't want to deal with squash beetles. Good luck with the orgone stuff. I know many people who have tried many many things and nothing works, spiritual, practical, metaphysical...it's nearly impossible to grow organic squash here.
The only technique anyone I know uses that actually works is to plant successions of squash far away from each other, and after one picking of squash burn the plants. You only get one harvest per plant, but it keeps the bugs working. This is really only plausible for someone growing for production with plenty of space though.
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Well, I did live in High Point for awhile - my son was conceived there, in fact.
And don't get me wrong, I've harvested enough organic zucchini to freeze at least a dozen bags with 2 cups of shredded zuch for making bread all winter. I use DE, orange oil, and hot pepper spray - alternately. It doesn't kill them off completely, but keeps them enough at bay to allow me to harvest what I need.
I'll let you know how the orgone works.