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Post #G21-041, Lack of male squash blossoms solved, squash vine borer gone?

No male squash blossoms

I seem to have solved my problem of having no male squash blossoms (Post #G21-040).  I’m going to write that up because, as far as I can tell, there’s no useful advice on internet on how to deal with the problem.

By way of background, I’m pretty sure that my mature male squash flower buds are being eaten by birds.  Mostly they are being eaten whole, leaving just the stalk, but sometimes I find one that’s just had a large, clean bite taken out of it.

Regardless of the true culprit, putting physical protection around the immature blossoms has protected them so far, from whatever-it-is that was eating them.  The ones that I’ve caged/bagged are surviving.  Those left to fend for themselves continue to be decapitated or torn to bits. Continue reading Post #G21-041, Lack of male squash blossoms solved, squash vine borer gone?