Might be in trouble

Dh wanted to do a Three Sisters planting. So we did it with corn, pole beans, and a summer squash mixture, acorn squash, and butternut squash. The summer squash is actually growing (I was suprised because usually I have a black thumb with squash.) and judging by the number of females I saw on the plants, we're in trouble... and there are 8, count 'em, summer squash plants.

You can never have too much squash! (just kidding, you can)

Eight plants open up some opportunities for you such as:

1)Feeding friends, family, and neighbors until they request that they never see a squash again
2)Donate to food banks, soup kitchens, homeless shelters, etc.
3)Save it http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/1456/

The "Zucchini Law" would apply here.
Anything unlocked (cars, screen rooms, garages, back doors) is subject to invasion by zucchini (or any variety of summer squash).
On my way to the store, there's a house that always has a card table with a bunch of bags of squash, a jar with a slit in the lid, and a sign "SQUASH $1.00" Later in the season, last year they added, "or free"

I'll have to keep that in mind. :) Food banks would be a great place to take it. I like my squash..but there is such things as too much! :)

Laughed out loud, catmad, at the "zucchini law"! And how fun would it be to actually pick random houses to leave a pile of squash at?

Ummmm, "I" wouldn't know, of course..

:)

I can only dream of having your troubles! Last year I only got 1 zucchini! Lets hope this year goes better and I am begging people to take it off my hands :-)

Got SVBs and they didn't produce I thought they would, but they are providing us a zucchini based meal once a week, so we're good.

The only little zuccini I had fell off the plant before getting big, I have 2 plants and I was expecting tons, now I can't really see them cause my tomatoes fell over on top of them. My garden is a danger zone. Hopefully they will still make me some veggies down there.

prettymess, if they are really covered by the tomatoes, you may be out of luck. Bees are pretty persistent, but if they can't get to the flowers, you won't get any squash. Sounds as if that was the problem with your first one. If they're not pollinated, they don't grow, and just shrivel up and die...

I actually hand pollinated that one, and it still died!! There is space for the bees to get down but the tomatoes tower so high above the squash it might be a little intimidating.

I've been battling SVBs too, Sapphire. One got into the base of one of my good zucchini prospects- it was about 1' tall- but I thought I had killed the borer with a needle. Then the storms came through as you know and the plant just snapped and fell over. I was out in the yard this morning since we had a lull in the rain, and the poor leaves were wilted so I just pulled the plant and picked out the grub.

On a brighter note, I bushwhacked two SVB moths while I was outside. Count em'- splash two! I carry a fly-swatter when I'm outside and sometimes I can catch them off-guard on the top of a leaf. Heck, I was squatting by my pumpkins this morning just picking off the SVB eggs and lo and behold, an SVB moth buzzed right next to me and just started to lay eggs. I was like wt???

At least there are two few moths in the world. Bold little sucker laying eggs right in front of you. Is that the insect equivalent of giving the finger?

If you have too much of anything, the local soup kitchens are usually glad to get it. Ours (Beans Cafe) even love to get zucchini
;-)

LOL, Sapphire. Yes, I believe you are right. SVB moths apparently have no respect for my gardening prowess, but I continue to learn and get better every day.