Gardening: Plants Wilting and Dying? It Could Be the Elusive Squash Bug
Reddit commenters said the zucchini likely needed deeper watering, noting potted plants can dry out faster than in-ground vegetables.
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Gardening: Plants wilting and dying? It could be the elusive squash bug
Nicole Taylor stopped dead in her tracks. Her zucchini and summer squash plants that were lush and growing a week ago in her community garden plot were now wilted and dying. “What happened? They were good last week.” A quick inspection revealed her plants were covered with squash bugs happily sucking the life out of her plants.
Ohio grower’s ruined zucchini sparked theories about missed watering and squash borers
A gardening mystery left one Columbus, Ohio grower searching for answers after they came back from time away to find their zucchini badly damaged. In a post on Reddit, the gardener asked what went wrong. Many commenters pointed to one likely explanation: the zucchini might not have gotten the deep, consistent watering they need. What happened? The original poster shared a photo of the zucchini plants in serious distress after they'd gone away. …
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