i'm in zone 5 also, same thing, but i have no idea what in the world to plant!! i do know you still can plant till the 22nd i think for a fall crop, # Now is the time to start your fall and winter vegetables. Plant starters or seeds of green onions, carrots, beets, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and winter cauliflower directly into the garden early this month.
Enjoy the harvest of your homegrown fruits, vegetables and herbs!is one i found, LOL p.s. don't cry your eye's out!! its all ok!!
hope this helps!! ~Medo

Here is a link that might be useful: fall crop

Well I decided to go out and perform surgery.
The pumpkins were just devastated I was able to cut some and pull out those disgusting grubs. Other vines had so many that I had to cut them and attempt to replant the end.
*****fingers crossed*******
As for the squash some plants had to go and others I have made an attempt at saving. I followed the directions I found slit the stems dug out the grub with pin and then covered the stems with soil.
I figured first step is saving the plants while I form my backup plan of fall planting. I did completely give up on the plants that I thought I did not get all of the grubs out I am very sure that the ones that are left have none in them. My great fear is that I would leave some and they would get into the soil and certainly return next year. I dragged my poor husband outside with me for moral support and to hold the light. At least that is what I told him really I was scared that it would be so nasty that I would not be able to do it and he was my backup plan if I found I did not have what it takes to get the job done but although it is terribly disgusting it wasn't as bad as I thought. I thought they would be moving faster and maybe running away from me but they are just fat, slow and disgusting.

Wait scratch that it was awful to have to do it at night I was covered in bugs that were attracted to the light and I now have a million bug bites.-------Geez the things you do for your vegetable plants.

med-- thanks for the link. Just joking about the crying my eyes out thing. "wink"

I found two more that might help anyone else that becomes a victim of the dreaded SVB. You will need to know your frost date which you can find here if you don't know already.
http://www.avant-gardening.com/zone.htm

Lastly here is my fall backup plan. I will fill any open squares with lettuce, spinach, mustard greens, and peas. I will check my bush cucumber packet that I have and see how many days to harvest. If anybody around CT visits this post pleas let me know what you have good luck with for fall.

Here is a link that might be useful: fall planting schedule to help with what to plant

i had to look the other sites up so i can get my planting done! LOL thank you so much!! you are so helpful!! :') ~Medo

Eeks! SVB scares me LOL. Sorry about al lthe bug bites!

I'm so sorry about the damage. I would have cried probably for real.
I can't find any pumpkins that are shorter than 90 days. Maybe you could try and find some small colorful goards in October for the little guys. Good luck bringing the other things back to life.

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The squash plants that had surgery appear so far to be okay. I think that I am fortunate that I caught them when I did because it has been just down pouring here since. The fact that it rained so much and wasn't to hot and sunny just might be the reason they survive.
The pumpkins still seem critical. I will keep ya posted.
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So I haven't heard from anyone in regards to the SVB hitting me in what I assumed was too late in the season to worry about. Anyone in CT that knows wether or not they have two cycles here? I thought that they only had one here.......Gumby_CT are you still around to answer this for me?

Also do you think that the moth will be back to lay more eggs? If the plants make it am I in the clear? I am hoping the SVB moth is like lightning wont hit the same spot twice.

Should I cover the bases of the stems with foil? Has anyone had any luck with this method? Please let me know if you used foil and how far up the stems you went.

Thanks in advance for your responses.

Everyone else who offered the moral support THANKS I really needed it!

Here is a link that might be useful: this is a link to my blog on my 1st SFG experience haven't updated in a month sorry about that I plan to show its growth by the end of the week.

its weird but they are still here, i thought they were all the growing season. do you mean to tell me they are not?? i know i sound stupid but i thought they were!! LOL ~Medo

I suppose I could look this up, but...what is SVB? Very very new. So new that I've hardly grown a thing and haven't yet built a SFG box but am coming here regularly for thoughts, experiences and ideas. (Getting plenty, thanks so much to all!)

Squash Vine Borers are a wasp like moth that lays eggs on the base of the stem when they hatch they are white grubs that bore into the hollow stems and cause havoc on poor little squash and pumpkins!

They are ugly and disgusting believe me.

You have to sort of admire, though, how Nature equips some of her creatures with their purpose from birth. Not that I won't squish the little buggers if I find them on my future crops. :) Thanks!

Let me tell ya Laura I definetly do not admire those boogers at all.

--------UPDATE---------

My pumpkins vines suffered too much damage I went back and checked them and found I had missed some of the grubs so I cut off the pumpkins and got rid of the vines. Only one vine still survives but it is covered with powdery mildew.

As for the squash one yellow out of 4 is still kicking after surgery and 4 zucchini out of 7 are still holding on although they have been weakened and picked up the powdery mildew. I went out today and removed some of the most diseased leaves from them hopefully they are strong enough to handle the pruning.

I am going to treat all the plants that have mildew with this:

BAKING SODA SPRAY
Another preventative is a spray made from baking soda, which creates a hostile environment for the fungal spores. Dissolve one tablespoon of baking soda in a gallon of water. Add 1/2 teaspoon of liquid soap (not detergent) and 1 tablespoon of horticultural oil. Shake well and pour into a sprayer. Spray plants once every two or three weeks after they have been watered well. Re-apply after a rainfall. This mixture is known as the Cornell formula, and has been shown by Cornell University to be nearly as effective against powdery mildew and black spot on roses as most commercial fungicides.

IF MILDEW STRIKES
As the old saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Plain water and the baking soda spray are excellent preventatives, but once mildew invades your garden, even strong fungicides from the garden center won't cure it. The best treatment is a severe pruning. Cut away all affected parts of the plant, even if it means pruning a perennial down to the ground. Wash the remaining plant parts with plain water, water the plant well, and after it dries, spray with the Cornell baking soda mixture. When new growth emerges, continue treatment until you're sure the new growth is healthy.