I seem to be able to grow absolutely anything except zucchini. Had four plants this year and got about 5 or 6 fruits total. Just cant get them to produce female flowers that survive long enough to open.
Thank you Luke, I was pruning my zucchini plant earlier today. I did it correctly 😊Thanks for helping us to go better gardens. Im in Michigan also. My order of garlic is on its way. Im going to revisit how to grow garlic shortly.
Thanks, Luke, for clarifying pruning for plants that grow a single stalk and fruit off that. But, what about varieties like Long White of Palermo, which produce long vines like winter squash, and lots of them. Is it ever appropriate to prune those? Thanks again. ~ Lisa
I can't seem to get Zucchini to grow. I alot of male flowers, no female flowers. Two years in a row . Would like to try again next spring. Help please. NC zone 8a
Mine didn't do well this year. With extreme humidity, even with pruning and baking soda spray, couldn't save them from powdery mildew--and it's still raining. Rough year for my cucumbers, too. 😭 When did you plant your fall zucchini? I missed the mark.
2 of my sugar snap peas just suddenly got covered in powdery mildew. I could not remember how you said to treat it, I've been trying to write everything down this year to have a garden journal but ended up pulling the plants. Also prefer the non salon look. Just my preference
I love the larger zucchini for stuffing with cheese and bread or other ingredients. But I planted late, and I’ve only had one zucchini so far, I’m just getting female flowers now. I’m in Ontario.
As much as you do like the large ones what he says about harvesting early really helped me this year and I could see it. Especially in the first month of it sending out flowers if you get one pollinated I’d pick it when it’s about 5-6” long and pretty skinny. Really helps the plant develop more. I actually had a green zucchini survive for 4 months by growing it vertical and pruning old leafs. Small ones fried in some butter till golden brown is really good by itself or even on a sandwich.
I have grown three plants and was lucky to have female and male flowers for me to use for pollination of the plants. No bees around this cool northern climate in Northern Ontario
Squash bugs did our Golden Zucchini & Black Beauty squash in. I sprayed BT & Dead Bug but they won. So I pulled them after I pruned them to death (from boriers damage) and they stopped producing blooms, that was first of Aug. Now I'm struggling to keep the bugs from killing off my Butternut & newly planted Spaghetti squash & cucumbers! Its bad when you're spraying the BT & squishing they bugs with your feet at the same time!! Lol
My yellow squash side by side to green, same soil, water and sunlight, yellow went crazy, green zucchini hardly any?? I did have PM and it didn't effect production so I left it alone.
Besides tomatoes, zucs are my #2 favorite plant to grow. Savory or sweet there is so much to do with them and I had geat success in previous years. Going to try to stand them up next year just to make more room in the garden. I had ants stealing the pollen from my zucs. I thought it was normal until it became a bigger problem this year. I saw a video you made about getting rid of them around zuc/squash. Also need to amend more soil. Definately more prepared for next year!
Use Vic’s Vapor Rub to deter mosquitoes. Dab it on like perfume, behind ears, inner elbows, neck, wrists, ankles, behind knees , etc…. Doesn’t have to be thick. Thin layer. Let me know how this works for you.
Do you guys know how to save a dying leucadendros? I pruned it today but a lot of the cones are dead. Went from luscious red green to now like dead branches and the leaves are falling off which are kind of yellow pale green. I need to know what kind of fertilizer I can put on it as I want to try to save it. I pruned it today as it's a fairly large leucadendron, which I've cut it down about 30% already but it doesn't look very healthy. Is somebody there can give me advice I'd really appreciate it. I can send pictures if you give me a link or an email address to so somebody can look at it tell me.
I used to like to spray a vinegar solution when I had pumpkin plants. Bad idea? Seemed to work here, but I didn't do proper testing or had enough discipline but I would usually get mildew once I stopped.
Because of my 'soil' - hard packed clay filled with rocks, I plant in totes. I've always put tomato cages for my Z to grow in and also used twigs, etc through them to help hold their weight.
You are right about planting different varieties. This summer our yellow zucchini did amazing. I'll bet we got 20 or more squash off of it. My regular zucchini did not do that well. I replanted them for late summer and I am getting a few now. But now the deer are eating off all of the leaves which I didn't know they would do.
I staked my zucchini, crooknecks, and acorn squash (bush type). It is working out well. Still getting fruits, they're actually more prolific right now than they've been all summer, for whatever reason. The staking and pruning is keeping everything off the ground, flowers well visible for the pollinators, space saving, easily accessible, and allowing more energy to go to the fruits rather the leaves. Also i cut the zucchini and crooknecks rather small, because i dont like seediness. However, they have been maturing surprisingly slowly. I'm lucky to get one every 3 days, from 3 zucchini plants and 2 crookneck plants. They definitely haven't been getting away from me, thank goodness!
I staked my bush zucchini with 3' tomato cages and the cages never stood a chance, they fell over almost immediately and the plant just continued to grow along the ground
How are you NOT getting rashes from handling the squash plants with bare hands and arms?? Idk why, but my skin has been super sensitive this year and frequently getting rashes from the squash plants!
Would love to know if anyone has any ideas how to preserve zucchini. The one time I had space for zucchini, my family’s eating did not keep up from production. I believe that was one year and it did really well.
Squash bugs wiped out my zucchini and melons and cucumbers even though I was using diatomaceous earth and neem oil. Never had a chance to worry about powdery mildew. Could you do a video on how to deal with squash bugs?
Just got my garlic today! I’m SO excited! I have a space but need to dig out the Virginia clay and amend the soil before I plant it! I can’t wait to harvest it!!! This is one of the coolest things I’ve ever done! Thank you for sending good instructions! I feel a big WIN coming on here!!!!!❤
Same here in Texas. Planted 3 plants just starting to produce and then vine borers😢 I pulled out the plants and made sure to kill all of the borers. Then replanted in another bed on other side of garden. They just sprouted so we will see if I can keep those pests away. Also battling harvester ants that come every night and eat all the leaves off the plants in the garden (currently the okra) so used coffee grounds around the beds to throw them off as much as possible. Need to get more coffee grounds since I used up the huge bag I got from Starbucks.
Same here in Texas. Planted 3 plants just starting to produce and then vine borers😢 I pulled out the plants and made sure to kill all of the borers. Then replanted in another bed on other side of garden. They just sprouted so we will see if I can keep those pests away. Also battling harvester ants that come every night and eat all the leaves off the plants in the garden (currently the okra) so used coffee grounds around the beds to throw them off as much as possible. Need to get more coffee grounds since I used up the huge bag I got from Starbucks.
Thank you! Such great advice. I had great plans to stake and prune this year but the plants just didn't do well in the weird weather and only gave male flowers.
I gave up on zucchini due to heavy pest pressure. We always get a ton of borers, and they destroy everything that isn't a butternut squash. We also get two waves of them, so planting later in the season doesn't really help. Other than completely covering the zucchini with mesh cloth and manually pollinating them, I can't think of a way to grow them.
I'm with ya! I had to pull my golden zucchini & black beauty. I only got 2 fruits each before the bugs killed them. I sprayed BT & Dead Bug, didn't seem to stop them. We never had these bugs so bad as this year!!
@@carinadouah1951 Bacillus thuringiensis, an organic pesticide that affects the larval stage of pests that ingest it. It can sometimes be effective against squash borers, since it's the larva that chews into the vine, but you need to constantly reapply it to ensure they eat it. I heard there's a way to inject BT into the vines, but I don't have the tools to do this.
I get 10-15 vine borers in each plant, but I have been able to all my squash plants from death for 2 years now. You can start this earlier, but once you see those vine borer holes (that you should regularly check for) have to act ASAP. You saw how Luke's plant stem was sprawling along the ground. Cover part of that stem well beyond the vine borer holes with soil, compost, or soil/compost mix. The stem will put down more roots there. When the vine borer destroys the stem, preventing water and nutrients from getting to the plant, the newly rooting area will take over. You can do this in your garden bed or in wood chip walkways. Just push a little bit of soil under the vine too, if in wood chips. I hope it works equally well for you!
@@mlynnw7831 Thanks, though I did try this method on my zucchini two years ago, and it didn't really work. The stem just rotted underground instead of growing new roots, and the plant ran out of energy trying to develop new roots. I probably didn't get to it early enough. I would need a way to stop borers from getting into the plant in the first place.
why is Zucchini so productive and watermelon so stingy? I am lucky if I get 2 melons off my sugar baby vines.
I think 2 fruits per vine is normal for watermelons.
Exactly! 😂
I have the opposite problem. Watermelon thrives for me, zucchini I get two or three (maybe).
Where do you live? Melons prefer warmth and dry temps. Water regularly but it hates wet feet.
I seem to be able to grow absolutely anything except zucchini. Had four plants this year and got about 5 or 6 fruits total. Just cant get them to produce female flowers that survive long enough to open.
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I had 4 zucchini plants, it only produced 3 zucchini this summer! last year I have 3 zucchini per week from 3 plants.
Thank you Luke, I was pruning my zucchini plant earlier today. I did it correctly 😊Thanks for helping us to go better gardens. Im in Michigan also. My order of garlic is on its way. Im going to revisit how to grow garlic shortly.
Thanks, Luke, for clarifying pruning for plants that grow a single stalk and fruit off that. But, what about varieties like Long White of Palermo, which produce long vines like winter squash, and lots of them. Is it ever appropriate to prune those? Thanks again. ~ Lisa
I can't seem to get Zucchini to grow. I alot of male flowers, no female flowers. Two years in a row . Would like to try again next spring. Help please. NC zone 8a
Mine didn't do well this year. With extreme humidity, even with pruning and baking soda spray, couldn't save them from powdery mildew--and it's still raining. Rough year for my cucumbers, too. 😭 When did you plant your fall zucchini? I missed the mark.
That’s really good to know! Thank you
2 of my sugar snap peas just suddenly got covered in powdery mildew. I could not remember how you said to treat it, I've been trying to write everything down this year to have a garden journal but ended up pulling the plants. Also prefer the non salon look. Just my preference
I love the larger zucchini for stuffing with cheese and bread or other ingredients. But I planted late, and I’ve only had one zucchini so far, I’m just getting female flowers now. I’m in Ontario.
👋 I'm from Ontario too.
As much as you do like the large ones what he says about harvesting early really helped me this year and I could see it. Especially in the first month of it sending out flowers if you get one pollinated I’d pick it when it’s about 5-6” long and pretty skinny. Really helps the plant develop more. I actually had a green zucchini survive for 4 months by growing it vertical and pruning old leafs. Small ones fried in some butter till golden brown is really good by itself or even on a sandwich.
I have grown three plants and was lucky to have female and male flowers for me to use for pollination of the plants. No bees around this cool northern climate in Northern Ontario
Thanks again Luke!
Squash bugs did our Golden Zucchini & Black Beauty squash in. I sprayed BT & Dead Bug but they won. So I pulled them after I pruned them to death (from boriers damage) and they stopped producing blooms, that was first of Aug.
Now I'm struggling to keep the bugs from killing off my Butternut & newly planted Spaghetti squash & cucumbers!
Its bad when you're spraying the BT & squishing they bugs with your feet at the same time!! Lol
My yellow squash side by side to green, same soil, water and sunlight, yellow went crazy, green zucchini hardly any?? I did have PM and it didn't effect production so I left it alone.
The question begs, what have you done to your hair and why?
Do you plant your August zucchin as seeds or plants? And do you plant them in the same bed, along with the full grown planted Zucchini?
Besides tomatoes, zucs are my #2 favorite plant to grow. Savory or sweet there is so much to do with them and I had geat success in previous years. Going to try to stand them up next year just to make more room in the garden. I had ants stealing the pollen from my zucs. I thought it was normal until it became a bigger problem this year. I saw a video you made about getting rid of them around zuc/squash. Also need to amend more soil. Definately more prepared for next year!
When you have the powdery mildew and you remove the leaves, should you put the bad leaves in the green waste bin or in the compost?
Use Vic’s Vapor Rub to deter mosquitoes. Dab it on like perfume, behind ears, inner elbows, neck, wrists, ankles, behind knees , etc…. Doesn’t have to be thick. Thin layer. Let me know how this works for you.
Do you guys know how to save a dying leucadendros? I pruned it today but a lot of the cones are dead. Went from luscious red green to now like dead branches and the leaves are falling off which are kind of yellow pale green. I need to know what kind of fertilizer I can put on it as I want to try to save it. I pruned it today as it's a fairly large leucadendron, which I've cut it down about 30% already but it doesn't look very healthy. Is somebody there can give me advice I'd really appreciate it. I can send pictures if you give me a link or an email address to so somebody can look at it tell me.
Should we do the same weekly baking soda treatment on our cucumbers also?
You can!
I have the worst luck with zucchini. It always gets killed with something. This year I got a handful, which is the best I've had yet!
I fought the noble battle with squash vine borers this year... in the name of all that's holy, how can we squash them, permanently?
I used to like to spray a vinegar solution when I had pumpkin plants. Bad idea? Seemed to work here, but I didn't do proper testing or had enough discipline but I would usually get mildew once I stopped.
Because of my 'soil' - hard packed clay filled with rocks, I plant in totes. I've always put tomato cages for my Z to grow in and also used twigs, etc through them to help hold their weight.
The twigs are a great idea!
I limit zucchini or neighbors will have zucchini in their mailboxes 😂. I won't have a fall garden. Squash bugs come out then.
You are right about planting different varieties. This summer our yellow zucchini did amazing. I'll bet we got 20 or more squash off of it. My regular zucchini did not do that well. I replanted them for late summer and I am getting a few now. But now the deer are eating off all of the leaves which I didn't know they would do.
I staked my zucchini, crooknecks, and acorn squash (bush type). It is working out well. Still getting fruits, they're actually more prolific right now than they've been all summer, for whatever reason. The staking and pruning is keeping everything off the ground, flowers well visible for the pollinators, space saving, easily accessible, and allowing more energy to go to the fruits rather the leaves. Also i cut the zucchini and crooknecks rather small, because i dont like seediness. However, they have been maturing surprisingly slowly. I'm lucky to get one every 3 days, from 3 zucchini plants and 2 crookneck plants. They definitely haven't been getting away from me, thank goodness!
Thanks, so much, Luke! You are a wealth of information and wisdoms for us to rely on.
I used the 1c milk with 3 c of water it worked best
😂God bless you for sharing helpful. Growing information.Great video...
I staked my bush zucchini with 3' tomato cages and the cages never stood a chance, they fell over almost immediately and the plant just continued to grow along the ground
Same story here.
I have summer and zucchini replanted and its doing great...NO squash bugs.
How are you NOT getting rashes from handling the squash plants with bare hands and arms?? Idk why, but my skin has been super sensitive this year and frequently getting rashes from the squash plants!
Good to know 👍 Thank you very much for sharing.
Would love to know if anyone has any ideas how to preserve zucchini. The one time I had space for zucchini, my family’s eating did not keep up from production. I believe that was one year and it did really well.
I’ve shredded and frozen them in the past to use in zucchini bread.
Very nicely organized narrative, and great videography. One of the best! 👏
My first year growing Zucchini. They did great for the first 6 weeks. Then in 24 hours they all died. Still dont know what happened.
what kind of fertilizer do u use?
Trifecta :)
Fantastic video thanks for sharing your experience in the garden 🪴 And do you know when you will be restocking your seeds in your store??
Squash bugs wiped out my zucchini and melons and cucumbers even though I was using diatomaceous earth and neem oil. Never had a chance to worry about powdery mildew. Could you do a video on how to deal with squash bugs?
How many zucchini can you assume on average to yield per plant ?
Generally around 8-11 zucchini is normal per plant.
Just got my garlic today! I’m SO excited! I have a space but need to dig out the Virginia clay and amend the soil before I plant it! I can’t wait to harvest it!!! This is one of the coolest things I’ve ever done! Thank you for sending good instructions! I feel a big WIN coming on here!!!!!❤
Great information Luke.
vine borers wipe out all the plants before they even fruit, making squash a constant disappointment. any strategies for stopping vine borers?
Please, do tell!
Same here in Texas. Planted 3 plants just starting to produce and then vine borers😢
I pulled out the plants and made sure to kill all of the borers. Then replanted in another bed on other side of garden. They just sprouted so we will see if I can keep those pests away.
Also battling harvester ants that come every night and eat all the leaves off the plants in the garden (currently the okra) so used coffee grounds around the beds to throw them off as much as possible. Need to get more coffee grounds since I used up the huge bag I got from Starbucks.
Same here in Texas. Planted 3 plants just starting to produce and then vine borers😢
I pulled out the plants and made sure to kill all of the borers. Then replanted in another bed on other side of garden. They just sprouted so we will see if I can keep those pests away.
Also battling harvester ants that come every night and eat all the leaves off the plants in the garden (currently the okra) so used coffee grounds around the beds to throw them off as much as possible. Need to get more coffee grounds since I used up the huge bag I got from Starbucks.
squash was great last year, close to nothing this year. too much rain.
Thanks Luke! I needed this video! Question, whoch type of fertilizer dobyou use for your later harvest?
Your videos really help me to Get trough my day. Thanks for make such a great job. Keep it that way!!
Thank you! Such great advice. I had great plans to stake and prune this year but the plants just didn't do well in the weird weather and only gave male flowers.
awesome video Luke I well definitely keep your tips and Tricks In mind
Growing vertically is where it's at.
I gave up on zucchini due to heavy pest pressure. We always get a ton of borers, and they destroy everything that isn't a butternut squash. We also get two waves of them, so planting later in the season doesn't really help. Other than completely covering the zucchini with mesh cloth and manually pollinating them, I can't think of a way to grow them.
I'm with ya! I had to pull my golden zucchini & black beauty. I only got 2 fruits each before the bugs killed them. I sprayed BT & Dead Bug, didn't seem to stop them. We never had these bugs so bad as this year!!
What is BT?
@@carinadouah1951 Bacillus thuringiensis, an organic pesticide that affects the larval stage of pests that ingest it. It can sometimes be effective against squash borers, since it's the larva that chews into the vine, but you need to constantly reapply it to ensure they eat it. I heard there's a way to inject BT into the vines, but I don't have the tools to do this.
I get 10-15 vine borers in each plant, but I have been able to all my squash plants from death for 2 years now. You can start this earlier, but once you see those vine borer holes (that you should regularly check for) have to act ASAP. You saw how Luke's plant stem was sprawling along the ground. Cover part of that stem well beyond the vine borer holes with soil, compost, or soil/compost mix. The stem will put down more roots there. When the vine borer destroys the stem, preventing water and nutrients from getting to the plant, the newly rooting area will take over. You can do this in your garden bed or in wood chip walkways. Just push a little bit of soil under the vine too, if in wood chips. I hope it works equally well for you!
@@mlynnw7831 Thanks, though I did try this method on my zucchini two years ago, and it didn't really work. The stem just rotted underground instead of growing new roots, and the plant ran out of energy trying to develop new roots. I probably didn't get to it early enough. I would need a way to stop borers from getting into the plant in the first place.
What happened to 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil?
That's what I was wondering. Last year the recipe was 1 gallon water, 2 Tbs baking soda, 3 drops dish soap, and 3 Tbs vegetable oil.
You went blond!