tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134341373474313620.post3577972651262886405..comments2023-06-27T09:54:42.250-04:00Comments on ATLANTA VEGGIES : Odd Squash Problem: Split StemsAmy W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14108368551894382300noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134341373474313620.post-17342434926083999962011-06-03T18:41:39.389-04:002011-06-03T18:41:39.389-04:00EG,
The stems of my melons have never split, so ...EG, <br /><br />The stems of my melons have never split, so I hadn't seen this before. It was interesting to me that I didn't find an aggie-university page that mentioned the split stems. The possibility isn't in my most-used gardening books, either. Good to know that you've seen it too!<br /><br /><br />Erin, <br /><br />I think it really is just mechanical damage and not related to insects or disease. I have seen plenty of SVBs, so when someone mentioned that as a possible cause, I wanted to show as clearly as I could that the cause was something completely different. No need to panic about SVBs in advance! <br /><br />We are spraying the squash plants out at the PAR garden with Bt, and the hope is that we will get more squash than usual, as a result. I hope you have a successful squash year!Amy W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14108368551894382300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134341373474313620.post-42741200157281808582011-06-02T22:02:43.837-04:002011-06-02T22:02:43.837-04:00I hope it's just wind or storm damage. I am n...I hope it's just wind or storm damage. I am not looking forward to dealing with SVB, I'm new to growing squash, but I have a feeling I'm going to "get schooled" in short order!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134341373474313620.post-20395998457037098522011-06-02T21:26:15.951-04:002011-06-02T21:26:15.951-04:00It's quite normal for that to happen with cucu...It's quite normal for that to happen with cucurbits, and my melons do it each and every year. No worries.. :)Jeff Vandiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200011426236637927noreply@blogger.com