Help! Quick! Moldy Squash

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frogsrus San Diego, CA(Zone 10a) Jun 19, 2004

A couple of days of nice moist June Gloom has made a mess of my squash. What is the best thing to do for them? Poor babies.

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Farmerdill Augusta, GA(Zone 8a) Jun 19, 2004

Looks like Powdery Mildew. A baking soda solution works about as well as anything. Actually it dislikes an alkaline environment so copper based fungicides also work. Some organic folk even use milk especially the powdered milk.

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MaryE Baker City, OR(Zone 5b) Jun 21, 2004

If your weather has turned warmer and drier it may not spread, so I would just pick off those gray leaves and dispose of them and then wait to see if any more leaves are affected.

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frogsrus San Diego, CA(Zone 10a) Jun 21, 2004

Unfortunately the damp cool mornings has caused this to spread quickly. I took off the worst leaves and have been spraying like a madwoman. Keep your fingers crossed. Thanks

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daisyavenue Long Beach, CA(Zone 10b) Jun 21, 2004

June Gloom is getting us too.

Are you spraying soda, Frogs? We were going to do that because I am afraid that whe the sun does finally come out, milk would smell sour.

The only part of our garden really suffering from this mold is the part where the cuke plants are protected by a fence and they do not get enough of wind for circulation.

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frogsrus San Diego, CA(Zone 10a) Jun 21, 2004

Soda it is. It seems to help but the GLOOM continues. I did not think I could take the milk smell either.

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