Unless you live in an area where pests and diseases are the name of the game: squash vine borers, squash bugs, cucumber beetles, drought, powdery mildew and bacterial wilt can all destroy a squash plant before we get a single fruit.
Whether you live where squash grow so prolifically that you're sneaking onto your neighbor's porch at night to drop off a bag full or you're battling invaders to get a single harvest, today's episode has you covered with techniques for planting and protecting our coveted summer squash. Let's dig in!
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Episode Resources:
American Indian Health - Health (ku.edu) (https://aihd.ku.edu/foods/squash.html#:~:text=Uses%3A%201%20Food%20One%20cannot%20overstate%20the%20importance,http%3A%2F%2Fwww.csa.com%2Fdiscoveryguides%2Ffood%2Fimages%2Fsquash.jpg%20...%204%20Sources%20Berzok%2C%20Linda%20Murray.%20)
FoodData Central (usda.gov) (https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169291/nutrients)
Cucurbitacin - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucurbitacin#Research_and_toxicity)
Explore Cornell - Home Gardening - Vegetable Growing Guides - Growing Guide (http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/homegardening/scene6420.html)
Cucumber, Squash, Melon & Other Cucurbit Insect Pests | Home & Garden Information Center (clemson.edu) (https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/cucumber-squash-melon-other-cucurbit-insect-pests/#:~:text=Cucumber%2C%20Squash%2C%20Melon%20%26%20Other%20Cucurbit%20Insect%20Pests,5%20Pickleworms%20...%206%20Whiteflies%20...%207%20Melonworms)
Squash, Zucchini and Summer | College of Agricultural Sciences (oregonstate.edu) (https://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/oregon-vegetables/squash-zucchini-and-summer)