Suffering Squash
May 23, 2007 01:42 AM EDT
views: 6
|
rating: 10/10
(2 votes)
|
comments: 2
Our first attempts with cucumbers, zucchini, and pumpkin plants (all from the nursery) were eaten by birds. Of the next round of transplants from the nursery, what has survived the birds seems to be dying of something else. The leaves, especially the thick lower oval ones, develop white streaks and spots, cracks and holes, and die. I've posted a series of pictures here; any diagnosis?
Please provide details below to help Gather review this content. If it is found to be inappropriate and in violation of the
Gather Terms of Service, action will be taken.
You have successfully submitted a report for this post.
rate
email
print
link to this page
Comments: 2
Developments since I posted this:
1) We put up netting to keep the birds off the plants.
2) I planted some new cucumber & zucchini from the nursery.
3) I gave each of the new plantings a tablespoon of bonemeal at the bottom of the hole, before they went in, and worked a little bonemeal in around the older plants, too.
All of the plants are now doing much better. Not having birds pecking at them probably helped; I think the bonemeal did the most good.