How to Get a Second Crop of Zucchini Late Season - Double Your Zucchini (Courgette) Yield
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Subscribe @ http://www.youtube.com/JuicingGardener Learn to grow your own organic food at home - How to Get a Second Crop of Zucchini Late Season - Double Your Zucchini (Courgette) Yield My zucchini raised bed over-floweth and got taken over by white powdery mildew! The bed was so crowded I could not grow any more zucchini squash in it. Watch as I clear and prune the plants to give them breathing room and learn how to get a second drop of zucchini late season. This is late August 2014 in zone 5 in Ohio. Last year I did the same procedure and I got a whole new crop of baby zucchinis before snow in October. RESOURCES: I love having beautiful tools in my garden. I use these gorgeous pruners (the ones you saw in the video) from Victoria and Albert in London, UK by Wild Wolf Wild & Wolf V&A Cream and Pink Roses Pruners http://tinyurl.com/p55tj8m Wild & Wolf V and A Tool Set, Roses, Cream and Pink http://tinyurl.com/pxj8hcw (affiliate links to my JuicingGardener Amazon Store. Thanks for your support!) ========= SUBSCRIBE for More Free Videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/JuicingGardener/feed ========= SHARE this video: How to Get a Second Crop of Zucchini Late Season - Double Your Zucchini (Courgette) Yield http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Enc9E-qJww4&feature=youtu.be ========= RELATED VIDEOS: Growing Zucchini & Cucumber Indoors - Hardening Seedlings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ik4e4VoTOY&index=27&list=PLmiPsabET-W-AOmoHBtPSzLRUhXA1PNk2 Growing Zucchini in Raised Beds - Harvesting my first zucchini ever! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRcR9xbAHbQ&index=36&list=PLmiPsabET-W-AOmoHBtPSzLRUhXA1PNk2 All about zucchini - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zucchini ========= Thanks SO much for watching! I love sharing my organic gardening and juicing world with YOU and getting to know you and your garden! If you LIKE this video, please give it a THUMBS UP & SHARE IT and remember to SUBSCRIBE! ============== Find me on these other websites too. Let's Connect! WEBSITE: http://www.JuicingGardener.com FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/JuicingGardenerTV PINTEREST: Pin me! http://www.pinterest.com/SherylMannDC TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/JuicingGardener GOOGLE+: google.com/+JuicingGardener YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/JuicingGardener ============= Thank you for supporting my JuicingGardener YouTube channel and Blog by shopping at my JUICINGGARDENER STORE: http://astore.amazon.com/juicinggardener-20 ============= JUICINGGARDENER ULTIMATE SHERYL PLAYLIST: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmiPsabET-W-AOmoHBtPSzLRUhXA1PNk2 ============= Peas and Luv, Sheryl JuicingGardener How to Get a Second Crop of Zucchini Late Season - Double Your Zucchini (Courgette) Yield http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Enc9E-qJww4&feature=youtu.be Related Searches: growing zucchini tips planting zucchini and squash growing zucchini ideas growing zucchini blossoms growing zucchini in pots growing zucchini in containers growing courgettes in containers growing courgettes in pots growing courgettes in raised beds how to grow summer squash in raised beds how to grow raven zucchini how to grow black beauty zucchini how to increase your zucchini yield
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"BINGO" Right on sis. I've been growing zucs for years. Been doing this, what your saying here. Cut off the yellow, mildew leaves, water well, little more fertilizer and you should get even more zucchinis.
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I was able to control and eventually get rid of powdery mildew by spraying the leaves with a mix of neem oil, Sal Suds (Bronners) and water. I did this vigorously the first year it appeared because it was everywhere on the zucchini and other squashes. The second year, there was only a smattering of leaves that showed the mildew. I sprayed again. None appeared during the rest of the season and none this year.
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When do you prune? Month.
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Last time i pruned my zucchini like this it totally died on me 😟
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Squash and zucchini seem to be the most susceptible to powdery mildew out of all the Curcubitaceae species , while many cucumbers and melons are more resistant. Some others, like bitter melon, seem to be totally immune (I'm guessing they're too alkaline). My dad and I have discovered, through research and personal experience, that controlling moisture is the key to controlling powdery mildew. If you live somewhere that gets a lot of morning dew, likely it's going to be a continuous battle. Spraying with a baking soda or natural soap solution a couple times a week can help, but don't overdo it or you risk disrupting the pH of the soil. Also, try watering the base of the plants directly instead of spraying or sprinkling over the tops. This can be more labor intensive unless you just give the soil a good drowning twice a week instead of watering every day. Proper mulching will help the soil to retain moisture between waterings while reducing the ambient humidity directly around the plants. Also try to make sure that you have good air flow through the plants, as this helps with excess moisture. And as other commenters have pointed out, you can compost mildewy leaves as long as the compost gets hot enough for long enough to kill the mildew, at least 140F for a few days at a time.
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You can compost powdery mildew foliage. IF you have a really hot compost pile. If you keep turning your compost every week and keep getting over 140 degrees, you can do it just fine.
What I do is already have a good hot compost pile going, and then dig a pile out of the center, where its the hottest, and put any diseased foliage inside, and then cover it all up. If you don't want to do this, I still wouldn't waste them. I'd burn them and then put the ashes in the compost. I hate wasting any organic matter.
One thing I noticed is that your plants don't have a lot of breathing room. Mildew hates ventilation, hates wind, and hates dryness. If you want to get rid of it, or at least control it, give your plants more breathing room. -
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Milk and water keeps powdery mildew at bay.
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Good tip about the clippers. My are getting sharped as we speak. Didnt know that about zucchini.
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Very nice tips about extending zucchini harvests! Thanks!!
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Hi Sheryl, Great video and a fantastic idea. I will be trying this myself next season.
Thanks for showing
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Hi Sheryl, Good tips! I recently nipped a finger while clipping blind. I live at a foggy coast where zukes are hard. I use neem oil on plants that get mildew and similar disease. BTW, I revamped thegardendude.com so it's way easy to navigate.
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I have never done it but thanks for the tip for a second crop on the Zucchinis. I love them and I planted some in my garden from seeds and seedlings I bought from the store. I am looking forward to seeing what I will have this season.
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I can't get mine much past the first crop. Vine Borers. Ugh!
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That's an interesting trick with the zucchinis. Thanks!
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Thanks for the tip Sheryl! I'll definitely try this next year to see if I can increase my yields. FYI...i'm in Indiana and the snow is coming your way tonight! Rick
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Powdery Mildew try Baking soda is particularly effective when paired with a horticultural oil. To mix your own solution, for each gallon of water in your sprayer, add 1 Tablespoon baking soda and 2.5 Tablespoons of horticultural oil. This makes a 0.5% concentration of bicarbonate, the maximum recommended for control of powdery mildew It worked for me might not or will work for you. Your resposibility. I subbed you. Best wishes
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Hi Sheryl, Enjoy your videos. As to t h e powdery mildew on zuchinni, squashes and cucumbers I use a baking soda and water spray and trim off affected leaves. Be sure to spray underside of leaves and top of leaves. Also spray stems and ground. Doesn't stop but slows mildew down. 1T baking powder to 1 gallon water.
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