Are you sure the plants rotted? Sounds more like that pesky squash borer attacked. I've had some minor evidence of burrowing this year but the plants are still going; I started them very late which is one way of outsmarting their life cycle. Again, I hope wiser minds will pipe up. Tin foil wraps, cutting out offenders (never worked for me--always killed the plant), etc. are standard defenses.
katy
katy
