tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post5053565775135496452..comments2024-02-10T03:18:13.928-05:00Comments on Dave's Square Foot Garden: Planting Cucumbers with Surround WPDavid Veltenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-11486914288079988212021-04-16T23:20:51.276-04:002021-04-16T23:20:51.276-04:00Although I started using the kaolin clay as a spra...Although I started using the kaolin clay as a spray last year with great results, ill be dipping my seedlings this weekend at transplant. <br />All the squash and cukes.thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11256045818643809126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-73524787126383940392020-07-09T06:50:51.126-04:002020-07-09T06:50:51.126-04:00Thanks for sharing such beautiful information with...Thanks for sharing such beautiful information with us. I hope you will share some more information about cucumber. Please keep sharing. <b><a href="https://healthisalife.com/" title="Health Is A Life" rel="nofollow">Health Is A Life </a></b>Healthytipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783165585939831319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-35680660906981099452020-07-09T06:50:11.584-04:002020-07-09T06:50:11.584-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Healthytipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783165585939831319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-37046538172420051012015-06-15T00:28:23.656-04:002015-06-15T00:28:23.656-04:00Hope that works for you. It's interesting how ...Hope that works for you. It's interesting how every region has it's particular bug and/or disease problem. Cucumber and squash beetles aren't much of a problem here, but I've noticed the Bagrada Bug activity picking up as the weather warms up. It going into year 2 with this new exotic pest, so I'm not sure what problems are in store for the garden. It has been devastating for commercial growers in the area.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-85979720644263520482015-06-14T21:44:56.387-04:002015-06-14T21:44:56.387-04:00You also have to consider the residue it might lea...You also have to consider the residue it might leave on your fruit. BTW, it supposedly also protects against powdery mildew.David Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-53544213997862058312015-06-14T21:41:56.015-04:002015-06-14T21:41:56.015-04:00Happy that worked for you. I actually see very few...Happy that worked for you. I actually see very few beetles but it doesn't matter, one bite can doom a vine.David Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-54237137466976271142015-06-14T21:06:57.474-04:002015-06-14T21:06:57.474-04:00I really hope this works for you. I didn't re...I really hope this works for you. I didn't realize that the clay was a deterrent for the vine borer - they are a big problem around here. I had been meaning to get a sprayer for the milk spray that I use on cucumbers, squash and tomatoes so I'll have to keep in mind that it would be useful to get one that is also capable of spraying Surround.<br /><br />Depending on what happens with my plum and cherry harvest this year, I may try Surround next year. When I last had fruit from these trees (2 years ago), many of them were infested with the plum curculio & I think this is the only organic defense available. My trees are pretty big, though, and in my front yard - I wonder what the neighbours would think of a couple of ghost trees.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-3835661823854984482015-06-14T18:33:12.798-04:002015-06-14T18:33:12.798-04:00My cucumber beetles got out of hand back in 2012/2...My cucumber beetles got out of hand back in 2012/2013. That's when I began sticking them to duct tape. I got pretty good at it. One option is to hold the tape below and get them when they drop. I liked that better than sticky traps with lures which work, but also catch good pollinators. Last year I only saw four beetles. FOUR! Success!SmartAlexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219182373225762230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-73965710098614529032015-06-14T17:15:48.590-04:002015-06-14T17:15:48.590-04:00I considered it but I don't have the space to ...I considered it but I don't have the space to do what you do. You can see my cukes are sharing beds with the chard and beets. The cukes in teh chard bed will stay covered for a few more weeks until they have to be trellised. And I think the clay may be effective on the borer moths. They have to lay an egg on the stem and if it is covered in clay, that will deter them Trick is to make sure the stems are completely covered.David Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-63528870549455142342015-06-14T16:15:53.859-04:002015-06-14T16:15:53.859-04:00Good luck. It will be interesting to see how it do...Good luck. It will be interesting to see how it does for you. When I lived in Winchester I never ever got wilt. But here it abounds. I tend to keep a row cover on my cukes until they really start running well Then I carefully tie them to the trellis trying not to break them. It isn't a perfect solution but I get a lot of cukes at least. The vine borers on the other hand will find any opening in my white row cover. I think the clay would only vaguely help them. I've also tried aluminum foil on those with no luck. Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.com