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To avoid hijacking JayJay's thread on what is bearing in January, I will start this.
JayJay mentioned Kubota squash. Is the squash vine borer present in Puna?
We did not have it in Washington state or California and I would sure like to get away from it.
Allen
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Allen
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No problem with squash so far with one exception. I have a friend with acreage at 250 feet and several years ago I planted one squash there, it grew and grew for three years and became a sprawling mess into his pasture area and had to be cut back so it wouldn't grow across the road going in. Hundreds of flowers which were good for salads but it never gave any fruit. I can' recall the name of the species but I bought it somewhere locally and it was supposed to be some type of American Indian stock from the Southwest. We laughed about it for years.
JayJay
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Although we have had a few borers, a bigger problem with squash for us here in Central HPP (el. 250-300 ft.) is disease, both fungal and viral. Our zucchini and yellow squashes have both been subject to a fungal "melt" and what we presume is a virus that makes the leaves blanche and then die. The most disease resistant and productive squash we have found is a Japanese variety (starts with a 'K', but can't remember the name) that makes very long vines and very big fruit. They sell it at Garden Exchange in Hilo.
Cheers,
Jerry
