Wow, that's really inspiring! Thanks for sharing! I kinda cringed when I saw you going after the squash without gloves, lol! I've had several bad experiences with prickles of all varieties! When we successfully grew yellow crookneck squash years ago, we let them go a little too long and they turned dark yellow, the size of a small club, and full of nodules! I'm looking forward to seeing how your sweet corn is going! How has your war against the pincher bugs been going?