" Someday I am convinced that one of us on this forum will come up with an SVB deterrent that is absolutely revolutionary and startlingly simple." We need a parthenocarpic zucchini, that will produce without insect pollination, like greenhouse cukes. You could cover it with row cover to keep out SVB, only removing the cover to harvest. Any breeders out there listening??? I second the recommendation for "Tromboncino". SVB & mosaic were persistent problems when I grew zucchini; and while they still attack Tromboncino, they seldom kill it. I've seen the frass of SVB at the base of the vines, but the plant seems to have some defense; the infestation seldom progresses, and there is no sign of the larvae later in the season. The fact that the squash are 90% seedless doesn't hurt either... it has permanently replaced zucchini in my garden. But if you enjoy bush zucchini, then you need to deal with SVB. Some say to slice the stem & remove the larvae... but there were usually at least 4-5 in each stem, and I had shredded the stem by the time I removed them all. The plants never recovered. I had better luck with a long, curved tweezers, thrust into their holes... if I couldn't pull them out, I scrambled them. ;-) You could probably do the same thing with a pipe cleaner pushed in & out of each hole a few times. I've been dying to try a water pick, to see if it will blow them out of their holes. Not growing anything susceptible this year, though. The BT & syringe method works, but it is best done as a preventive measure, or when the infestation is not yet advanced.

Thanks everyone! I've been using Miracle Gro AV mix and perlite 50-50. I didn't realize they needed repotted so often so I'm sure my three oldest plants will really appreciate it as they've never been repotted. I did go to the shed and found one of the PVC light stands I made several years ago when I was starting a lot of seeds. I think my husband robbed a few fittings last year so hoping to pick up the missing pieces and a a couple of light fixtures tomorrow so I can get everything set up and ready.

If your tree is very healthy from growing outside, I am sure no matter what you do with it it will respond just fine as long as you provide great conditions for it for a fast recoup, if that makes sense...It is all dependent on how you treat your tree.....What kind of mix do you plan on using verses what you have? Many here are still ordering bare rooted trees and pot them up and they do just fine like I said as long as you give your tree plenty of warmth water and light...Will you leave it out longer ?

I got this Incrassata 'Moonshadow' just over 2 weeks ago, it's in a 3" pot, and the soil has just now become dry almost half an inch down. I'm concerned about winter. Will it stay wet too long when the weather really cools? As you can see, there isn't a huge amount of perlite in there. My last Moonshadow died after 5 months (no idea why) and I want to make this one happy. Would you repot now, or wait until spring?