Friday, June 11, 2010

Vine borer on Zucchini

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I tried to check what could be done on the almost eaten up stem on the Zucchini. I was late in detecting this and sprayed Neem Oil yesterday to deter the stem borer/vine borer. I slit open the stem a little but couldn't find the borer. I checked online that foil could work; so wrapped Aluminum foil around the stem of the affected Zucchini and also the undamaged one. Also covered one of the branches with soil to propagate roots and I'll see how it goes.
There's some powdery mildew on one of the plants. I have to give it a shower with diluted milk which I'll do it when it stops raining (hopefully by tomorrow).


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