07-10-2011, 01:33 PM
Pickleworm doesn't seem to kill my plants but it surely gets my squash, pumpkin, and cucumbers. So I have been growing these plants two different ways.
Bush varieties: I purposely look for bush types. These I grow in cages that are covered with screen and remay cloth. The main problem here is that you have to hand pollinate the flowers. I found some parthenocarpic cucumber seed (no pollination needed) and plan to give this a try, but they are not bush types. We'll see.
Bags: labor intensive but it works. I bag the females when they are very immature. Watch the flowers daily and hand pollinate.
You could use a screened greenhouse.
If you are losing the entire plant could you possibly also have squash borer?
...Su Ba
Bush varieties: I purposely look for bush types. These I grow in cages that are covered with screen and remay cloth. The main problem here is that you have to hand pollinate the flowers. I found some parthenocarpic cucumber seed (no pollination needed) and plan to give this a try, but they are not bush types. We'll see.
Bags: labor intensive but it works. I bag the females when they are very immature. Watch the flowers daily and hand pollinate.
You could use a screened greenhouse.
If you are losing the entire plant could you possibly also have squash borer?
...Su Ba