Re: Pumpkin growing Question

Could have been SVB. They cause me alot of problems. A dying vine would
beging to yellow. It could have also been a lack of nitrogen (can anyone
back this up) but thats a guess. If you had fungus or SVB moving your hold a
few feet probably wont make a difference. You would need to move to a whole
new area. If you are like me though, you only have one area, and will have
to stick it out and see what happens.

I learned the hard way that spraying should be preventative, not to correct
a problem. Dont get me wrong, it may fix the problem, but it is much more
effective at stopping pests before they start. Look at the common
pests/diseases in your area and see when they come to town. SVB come in June
and stick around for a month. They lay tons of little eggs that hatch in
9-14 days. You cant kill the eggs, but you can make sure that the plant is
covered in pesticides when the grubs emerge and begin eating. Systemic
pesticides also work, since they will circulate through the plant. In
general I would say that a multiple chemical routine is necessary to beat
them.

For those of you who do not like the use of pesticides, I see you point of
view. I have no children yet, spray at night when there is no wind, using
the proper precuations. Further, I spend way to much time in the patch to
have it ruined by anything (though it sometimes still works out that way).
This year I am trying some yellow buckets filled with water as this is
supposed to attract them and then they drown. There are some other "yellow"
options like pheremon traps that I will also try. I will let you know.

For fungus, I would check to make sure you dont have any powdery/downey
mildew ice cream species around. That is a species that harbours, or is very
susceptible to, these mildews. I found out that some nearby plants were
extremely covered with powdery mildew and it was likely blowing over to the
patch. Other cucurbits could be kept away from the patch too, so as to not
attract any diseases/pests.

Mini greenhouses work for keeping things warm (and sometimes buried heating
cables).

Does anyone agree/disagree, no one knows everything and I will do whatever
works best.

Jordan Rivington

On 4/24/07, jthale@earthlink.net <jthale@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> Hello,
> Thanks for the reply. How are you keeping your plants warm? Question about
> the insecticide and fungicide, are you using them on an as needed basis?
> Have you heard about mixing anything into the soil before hand? I'm a
> little scared about planting in the same area or do you think I should
> move
> the hole away from the last one a little ways. I can't seem to find anyone
> to tell me what was the cause of the vine yellowing. Thanks for your
> troubles, Jim
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: <DBHASKARAN@aol.com>
> > To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
> > Date: 4/24/07 12:30:14 AM
> > Subject: Re: Pumpkin growing Question
> >
> > Jim,
> > Every year I dig up(by hand) a 9' Diameter circle(ok 8' last
> year)  about
> > 24-30" deep and replace with manure and compost mixed via a rototiller
> in
> 2
> > stages..fill half rototill,  fill last  half and rototill.
> > I add in the mychrozzie(sp) for the roots,  and also some lime,  gypsum,
> etc.
> > In about a month , I'll used Triazicide (insecticide) and Daconil
> > (fungicide)...later(July/Aug)  I sparing use one call Maxx...which helps
> keep the plant
> > leaves last longer for later growth.  Also use Fish and  Seaweed natural
> > fertilizers and calcium.
> > This year I'm looking at adding into that a compost tea.
> > So far I have been very lucky (knock on wood)...but I think it does help
> to
> > replace the soil each year around the pumpkin plant(s) with new fresh
> stuff.
> > Good Luck!
> > David Bhaskaran
> > Rochester, MN  (Where I have 10 plants outside already....brrr!  :-)
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 4/23/2007 7:25:47 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> > jthale@earthlink.net writes:
> >
> > Hello,
> > My name is Jim Hale and I wanted to ask your opinion on  adding
> fungiside
> (
> > what kind) and or insecticide to the soil before  planting. I haven't
> added
> > anything to my soil before, but last year  I  had a beautiful plant
> started
> > and about the first of july the main vine  started to turn yellow at the
> > base and the yellowing slowly started working  its way down the vine,
> > radiating out the secondaries. It finally died. I  believe some thing
> came
> > from the soil and into the plant. Is it O.K. to  plant in the same
> location
> > year after year. What do you recommend I should  do? Any info would be
> > helpful.
> > Thanks, Jim
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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