What is a good source/brand for BT? I think I'm going to give that a try.Benlan, I have the same problem. I am using BT and it seems to be helping quite a bit. I started using it when I set out the plants and kept applying it faithfully. I haven't been able to grow zucchini until last year when I started using BT. The borers did get the zucchini in the end, but I got a lot of the squash before the plants succumbed. Be sure you remove the plants when they are finished and remove the larva that are in the vines. Yellow summer squash seems to be less attractive to the borers than zucchini, but I don't know about winter squash as I don't have enough space to grow them. I am quite sure that BT would work just as well on winter squash as summer varieties as long as it is consistently applied.
Look for the moths that lay the eggs, they are black and red. I found one on my zucchini, but they are difficult to find (I think they fly at night).
I also cover the plants with remay when I set them out until they start to flower.
Autumn Frost F1 Specialty Butternut Squash
Organic Non-GMO Autumn Frost F1 Specialty Butternut Squashwww.highmowingseeds.com
I just bought a couple of those at a farmers market to get the seeds, a little disappointed to see its a hybrid.
it's a pumpkin, I forget what it's called P Allen Smith had them on his show today and he was making soup with one of them, I want to say it's a Cinderella Pumpkin but I don't think that's correct.
I have read that they don't bother butternut squash,because the vines are solid,not hollow.Before they harden they can be used like summer squash.I am plagued by squash vine borers so every year I plant about 20-30 squash plants and usually end up getting about 1 or 2 squash. It's been no different this year except for these two guys. They grew on the same vine and have been thusfar the only fruit to survive the blasted borers. Problem is, I can't remember what they are. I planted a bunch of old squash seeds in a new hugelkultur bed that I was experimenting in and not expecting much from. I have no idea what types I planted there but this was one. Can anyone help me put a name on these?