Kuri Squash problems

tam91 · November 7, 2010

This year I tried to grow Kuri squash. They started off great, but gradually got worse, and finally died.

Trying to figure out why... there is a walnut tree in the vicinity, but I believe that I read squash are immune to juglone. Right?

I wondered about the squash vine borer. Read that injecting BT into the stem was the thing to do - we tried that. Made them die faster. Actually, I'm not sure the stem of the Kuri is even hollow - if it isn't, then the borer wasn't the problem, is that right?

Sorry if these are dumb questions, I've never successfully grown any viney thing - cucumbers, melons, and now squash have all died here. Multiple years. In different locations. Aargh.

Any suggestions?

November 7, 2010	#1
tam91 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Crystal Lake IL Posts: 2,484	Kuri Squash problems This year I tried to grow Kuri squash. They started off great, but gradually got worse, and finally died. Trying to figure out why... there is a walnut tree in the vicinity, but I believe that I read squash are immune to juglone. Right? I wondered about the squash vine borer. Read that injecting BT into the stem was the thing to do - we tried that. Made them die faster. Actually, I'm not sure the stem of the Kuri is even hollow - if it isn't, then the borer wasn't the problem, is that right? Sorry if these are dumb questions, I've never successfully grown any viney thing - cucumbers, melons, and now squash have all died here. Multiple years. In different locations. Aargh. Any suggestions?