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Oh my God thank you for the flames tip. Squash bugs steal my squash vines every time. I think I have to wait until I'm retired to try squash again, don't have enough time to be so vigilant but will remember that. Tried growing it in the mint patch, that worked until it got too big. Liquid copper very very dilute once a year on my citrus trees, I keep them small(Florida - they don't mind the heat but summer is rainy season). And buy mildew resistant sturdy hybrids for everything in the garden. Every time I think about pesticide I see bees and ladybugs and oof, start thinking about the insect apocalypse. Growing what grows best also helps. I can grow fennel so successfully, it's happy for most of the year. Broccoli in fall to winter does well, basil loves the summer, and okra does too. Radishes, allegedly easy, are difficult here. Tomatoes grow but get bugs and if not bugs, birds! You will learn what works over time.