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  • Re: squash bugs and onions

    From flood of sins@fos@sdf.org to rec.gardens.edible on Thu Jun 26 14:54:18 2025
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    On 2025-06-20, T <T@invalid.invalid> wrote:
    Hi All,

    I read somewhere that squash bugs hated the smell of
    onions. So I planted a green onions in each of my Zucchini
    plots. And I also make a witch's brew of onion and
    poured it over my zucchini plants.

    Results: still had squash bugs.

    Dang!

    :'(

    fortunately i haven't had to battle insects on my veggies. i
    get some white moths but the damage has always been minimal.

    i had been battling scarlet beetles last couple years. left
    alone they will absolutely decimate lilly foliage. this year i
    dusted the lilly patch with diatomaceous earth when they first
    appeared and haven't seen any beetles or new damage to the
    plants since.
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  • From Carol@cshenk@virginia-beach.com to rec.gardens.edible on Tue Aug 5 17:43:36 2025
    From Newsgroup: rec.gardens.edible

    T wrote:

    Hi All,

    I read somewhere that squash bugs hated the smell of
    onions. So I planted a green onions in each of my Zucchini
    plots. And I also make a witch's brew of onion and
    poured it over my zucchini plants.

    Results: still had squash bugs.

    Dang!

    :'(

    -T

    Marigolds are what you were looking for.
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