Hello group - thanks in advance for your opinions.
I am in zone 6 so my gardening days are about 3 weeks or so away I guess. Starting three years and worse the past two years I have had what I think is vine bore bugs totally destroy my cucumbers and squash plants. I tried moving them to a different part of the garden but I only have a 12 x 20 plot to work with so it didn't seem to help.
Do these bugs live in the dirt from year to year? How do I get rid of them? .... is there an additive I can till into the soil not before spring planting? ....
If I can't find something I trust to work I am not even going to plant cucs and squash this year but I will alas miss them.
Also, my garden results seem to have gone down every year for the past several despite more work .... how do I best prepare my soil?
Last year I got the best results in soem case the only results from leftover plants that I stuck in old flower pots.
Any advice welcome ..... thanks ...