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Aug 2, 2016 6:00 PM CST
Name: Michelle M. Losey
NE Ohio, USA (Zone 5b)
Organic GMO free Squash Grower
Organic Gardener
Hi neighbor! I'm in Ashtabula about an hours drive east of you Smiling
Just wanted to add I use 20/80 mix milk and water. Watering too much will cause the downy mildew to spread. (Downy mildew has always been bad in our area) Also if plants are still wilting and no signs of borers place a mound of dirt over/ or around each leaf joint. They'll send out more roots at those areas. On the unknown squash I posted in forums for ID got completely severed by borers while I was in the hosp. I came home reburied end that got cut off and buried each leaf joint. and the plant is doing fine now. At 1st the big leaves wilted but came back up in the evening. The plant did that to prevent moisture loss. Now they no longer wilt and that squash is growing extremely fast. So try it it may work for you too Smiling Oh being organic I use Dr Earths cottonseed meal (slightly acidic like squash like it) after four real leaves appear not too close to plants or you'll burn them. Then about a month later I switch to Dr Earths Flower Girl for roots and blooms. Smiling
Michelle M. Losey
WARYR1
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