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Grow Delicious Patty Pan Squash

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Growing patty pan squash is as easy as it is to cook it, and as long as you follow a few basic guidelines, you'll be rewarded with a feast of a harvest throughout the summer season.   Patty pan squash, which is a member of the common Cucurbita species, is known by many different names, including custard ...

Controlling Squash Vine Borer

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Squash Vine Borer

Recently a grower from the UK sent us a photo of damage to a pumpkin plant and wanted to know what it was and whether it could be controlled.  This pest had apparently been a problem for a long time, to the extent that it was questionable whether it was worthwhile planting pumpkins or squashes ...