Did this heavy-producing yellow squash just not give AF about SVB?
I dissected out of curiosity at the end of the season. Its zucchini neighbor succumbed to SVB. This thing gave me like 30 lbs of squash. Is that SVB damage that it just ignored?
by Positive_Throwaway1
13 Comments
generalkriegswaifu
A lot of squash can grow additional roots along the vine, those might have been enough to sustain the fruits further down the vine. Some people actually encourage the squash to root later on and they can use the original plants to produce more later in the season even if the initial planting area has been attacked.
Theplantcharmer
This particular phenotype appears to show a resistance.
Save the seeds.
Next year when you grow them keep the seeds from the plant showing the strongest resistance.
You will strengthen resistance each time you do that.
This is how most plant related discoveries are made btw.
Someone observes a desirable trait in a plant phenotype and continually improves its genetics through selection.
Source : ex farmer and professional greenhouse operator here
SophiaofPrussia
Oh wow, it sure looks like it! Keep saving the seeds of the heartiest plants every year until you create the Honey Badger Squash that just don’t give AF.
Daydream_Delusions
They didn’t do the majodity of damage to the vascular cambium, just the pith or interior. The real damage is when the A-holes bore back out, especially at the base and in greater numbers.
snownative86
Oh shit! I’m going to have to do this to mine and send it to you. Here’s the base of the stems.. The chewed up dead looking parts.
I love seeing “science” This was a determined plant!
HeathcliffsHaiku
This happened to one of my bolognese squash this year! Thought it was cooked but ended up surviving and producing all season.
SnotIsDelicious
I’m so glad to see this! I’ve got Seminole pumpkins that are being attacked by SVB and need some hope 😂
luna87
What is SVB?
Davekinney0u812
There may be some cross breeding between the squash and the zucchini and next year’s fruit may not resemble either of the parents. Also, there could be some toxins in the fruit. Sounds weird and alarmist but it is true. It would be bitter and you wouldn’t likely eat it but there are cases reported every year.
Looks like it may have been mature enough before the SVB got into it that it had sufficient cambium and vascular tissue to survive the damage.
Jerry_Garc1a
This shit is bad ass if you know what you are looking at.
Porkbossam78
I wonder if yellow squash are more resistant to svb bc mine also survived but my green squash, pumpkins and delicata got destroyed. Butternut squash I know is more resistant and that did well in my garden as well
13 Comments
A lot of squash can grow additional roots along the vine, those might have been enough to sustain the fruits further down the vine. Some people actually encourage the squash to root later on and they can use the original plants to produce more later in the season even if the initial planting area has been attacked.
This particular phenotype appears to show a resistance.
Save the seeds.
Next year when you grow them keep the seeds from the plant showing the strongest resistance.
You will strengthen resistance each time you do that.
This is how most plant related discoveries are made btw.
Someone observes a desirable trait in a plant phenotype and continually improves its genetics through selection.
Source : ex farmer and professional greenhouse operator here
Oh wow, it sure looks like it! Keep saving the seeds of the heartiest plants every year until you create the Honey Badger Squash that just don’t give AF.
They didn’t do the majodity of damage to the vascular cambium, just the pith or interior. The real damage is when the A-holes bore back out, especially at the base and in greater numbers.
Oh shit! I’m going to have to do this to mine and send it to you. Here’s the base of the stems.. The chewed up dead looking parts.
https://preview.redd.it/ymzqoa290nrd1.jpeg?width=1183&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=92ae4d5251f2ac1808e33f8908f42b210091b391
I love seeing “science” This was a determined plant!
This happened to one of my bolognese squash this year! Thought it was cooked but ended up surviving and producing all season.
I’m so glad to see this! I’ve got Seminole pumpkins that are being attacked by SVB and need some hope 😂
What is SVB?
There may be some cross breeding between the squash and the zucchini and next year’s fruit may not resemble either of the parents. Also, there could be some toxins in the fruit. Sounds weird and alarmist but it is true. It would be bitter and you wouldn’t likely eat it but there are cases reported every year.
https://extension.oregonstate.edu/ask-extension/featured/are-volunteer-squash-toxic
Looks like it may have been mature enough before the SVB got into it that it had sufficient cambium and vascular tissue to survive the damage.
This shit is bad ass if you know what you are looking at.
I wonder if yellow squash are more resistant to svb bc mine also survived but my green squash, pumpkins and delicata got destroyed. Butternut squash I know is more resistant and that did well in my garden as well