The zuchetta have finally started growing up to speed. They did start off slowly, as I read they would, and now they are going crazy. I have had to go out and wrap them around the trellis a time or two and they don't really seem to like it. They don't want to stay there and there are root buds all over the place. I did a little more reading, and it turns out that if you let them grow on the ground, they will be more productive. I decided that I would let the vine at the middle of the trellis drop down to the ground and see what happens then. I had seen quite a few
fruits starting at one point, but I can't seem to find them anymore. I'm not really sure why, but I am getting a few large fruits so I'm not too worried. I will be going out to give the squash some compost this week, so maybe that will help to get me some more fruits.
I have been inspecting the plants almost daily looking for the vine borer damage that I am hoping to avoid by growing the zuchetta. I have found a couple of suspicious spots, but upon further inspection can find no borers. There are a couple yellowing leaves at the bottom, but the stem of the plant seems untouched. A couple of the leaves even had that vine borer sawdust type look that I have seen so many times before but the spots aren't where I would expect them to be normally. I have cut this part of the leaves open and found nothing. So far it seems that the borers have not touched my zuchetta. I'm not sure if this is just because they are zuchetta or because I got them in the ground a little late. I have yet to notice any vine borer damage on my other squash, so who knows. Either way, I get to have some squash from my garden this year. Finally!!
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