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![Looking after your Cucurbits](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/11-2018/7226a67d-5be00c69425cc54e1292ea91.jpg)
It’s important to get the timing right for post-planting nitrogen, cultivation and irrigation if you want to optimise Cucurbit production.
Monday. November 5th, 2018![Learning about cucurbits](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/07-2018/4cd17536-5b403fd3e49519327c8b4567.jpg)
Cucurbits are a group of plants belonging to the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae). They include pumpkins and squashes (Cucurbita spp), melons (Cucumis melo)
Saturday. July 7th, 2018![Watching your cucurbits grow](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/11-2018/b1b68fc3-5bea9cec425cc5cb7fa065b6.jpeg)
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
Tuesday. November 13th, 2018![Getting ready to plant cucurbits](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/02-2020/695222fb-5e40db4f425cc5fa51e30684.jpg)
Before planting a land to any of the cucurbits, you should kill off all broad-leaved weeds nearby, preferably well beforehand.
Monday. February 10th, 2020![Fertilising cucurbits for crop success](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/11-2018/29bf79b2-5be3f7ed425cc5bd41ccefbf.jpg)
You don’t fertilise cucurbits solely according to the plant’s requirements – you also have to take into account the soil’s fertility.
Thursday. November 8th, 2018![Your cucurbits will get viruses](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/11-2018/876a706c-5bed38ac425cc541673364ad.jpg)
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.
Thursday. November 15th, 2018![Beating cucurbit viruses](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/10-2019/401f1eb8-5d956e71425cc5cb11efc8f2.jpg)
Viruses infecting the pumpkin family have always been a major problem. Susceptible crops become almost completely infected late in the season
Thursday. October 3rd, 2019![How to control cucurbit viruses](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/06-2018/84b7f80c-5b31f91ae4951927548b4567.jpg)
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!
Tuesday. June 26th, 2018![Some lesser cucurbit pests & diseases](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/11-2018/8cf63b3b-5bee8a09425cc518736de651.jpg)
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
Friday. November 16th, 2018![Garden Pests and Diseases of Cucurbits](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/11-2018/4e099d52-5be2aa9c425cc5a423fcee84.jpg)
Including: marrows, courgettes, cucumbers, squashes and pumpkins
Wednesday. November 7th, 2018