I need some help! Please take a look.

you might want to add a few more of the stakes in the middle of the box to create a grid.
They squash may get to heavy to be staked up with string.

I’m not an expert so will wait with you for knowledgeable advice!

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

The closeup on the squash looks like its starting to get some powdery mildew. I could be wrong since I”m not up close, but if this is the case it is probably a result of the plant being under stress. You could try to blast the spores with water (both sides of the leaves to reduce the stress). Not sure what’s eating the margins though…definitely something with chewing mouth parts—caterpillers perhaps.

Definitely looks like things are planted very close together, which can make for a great pest habitat, so watch very closely for those & try to do what you can to keep air circulation among the plants.

If your cukes and squash are climbing varieties, definitely give them something to climb on. Hopefully, they’re in the area that will put them in shade behind the tomatoes as they all grow up rather than visa versa. Cukes, for instance, like a little dappled shade from hot baking afternoon sun where tomatoes crave as much heat as possible…tho too much and they do have difficulty with fruit. Try getting bamboo cages for the cukes. Square metal cages for the tomatoes. By training them vertically, you may have better luck in this closely planted space.

As any edible gardener knows, you’ll make mistakes in your first try. Heck, I keep learning that I make mistakes every year. But its definitely worth continuing to try.

-- GardenMentor, Seattle, WA (zone 8/9), www.gardenmentors.com & www.gardenhelp.org

GardenMentor: there’s a lot of great information in those few paragraphs. Thank you!

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Debbie

I was sure I detected powdery mildew as well

Mildew is caused from the plants being too close and not getting enough air flow

Phlox and roses are bad for this also

Spray your plants with a mixture of 1 Tsp of baking soda to 1 gal of warm water and do this each day til it disappears and it will in about a week and perhaps take a plant out and put it else where for better spacing and airflow

PS Do not spray the plants while they are in hot sun or they will burn

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