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Looking after your Cucurbits It’s important to get the timing right for post-planting nitrogen, cultivation and irrigation if you want to optimise Cucurbit production.
05/11/2018
Learning about cucurbits Cucurbits are a group of plants belonging to the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae). They include pumpkins and squashes (Cucurbita spp), melons (Cucumis melo)
07/07/2018
Watching your cucurbits grow As with any crop, there’s a risk to planting cucurbits and then doing ‘bakkie’ farming – skirting the land with your head half-way out of the driver’s side wind
13/11/2018
Getting ready to plant cucurbits Before planting a land to any of the cucurbits, you should kill off all broad-leaved weeds nearby, preferably well beforehand.
10/02/2020
Fertilising cucurbits for crop success You don’t fertilise cucurbits solely according to the plant’s requirements – you also have to take into account the soil’s fertility.
08/11/2018
Your cucurbits will get viruses Apart from powdery mildew (discussed in last week’s column), viruses are the next challenge that almost every cucurbit grower will face at some stage.
15/11/2018
Beating cucurbit viruses Viruses infecting the pumpkin family have always been a major problem. Susceptible crops become almost completely infected late in the season
03/10/2019
How to control cucurbit viruses It is also important to control aphids as these are the primary vectors of viruses. Apart from spreading viruses, they are up to no good anyway!
26/06/2018
Some lesser cucurbit pests & diseases There are two species of leaf miner that can cause a problem – Liriomyza huidobrensis and L. trifolii. The former prefers temperate climates, the latter warmer
16/11/2018
Garden Pests and Diseases of Cucurbits Including: marrows, courgettes, cucumbers, squashes and pumpkins
07/11/2018