Hello,
Last year in the same mulched garden bed my zucchini did well with fruiting but my yellow squash did not. It flowered well and it fruited but never got big enough to harvest and eventually rotted away. I noticed that the stems close to the base would often have large holes in them with ants crawling in and out often and that might have been what caused the problems with rotting. Is it possible a Squash Vine Borer got after it, then the ants started using the vine following? I'm not sure what else to do with mulching, spraying peppermint, etc. any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Hello,
Last year in the same mulched garden bed my zucchini did well with fruiting but my yellow squash did not. It flowered well and it fruited but never got big enough to harvest and eventually rotted away. I noticed that the stems close to the base would often have large holes in them with ants crawling in and out often and that might have been what caused the problems with rotting. Is it possible a Squash Vine Borer got after it, then the ants started using the vine following? I'm not sure what else to do with mulching, spraying peppermint, etc. any help would be appreciated. Thanks!