update/ questions

Hello, all.  First off, if you are growing any of my seeds from last year, and I haven't heard from you, please let me know how you're doing.  No matter what. On to the update.  Out of ten plants, I've only got one real shot at a nice one, and It's cracked.  It's a blossom end split, circling the old blossom part.  The left side cracked, and was powdered with captan, and healed up.  The right side, however, cracked and has since enlarged and slowly "rotted" to become about 2-3" long, and almost 1" deep.  Here's the good news:  the pumpkin has been putting on a consistant 19-21 pounds a day.  I seem to have at leeast slowed down the crack by scraping dry, then putting somewhat dilute bleach in the crack letting it set for a litle while, drying, the powdering with captan. It hasn't gone throug to the cavity, and I'm hoping this one has an extra thick blossom end.  The problem is that since it is growing, the vascular tissue won't heal over, causing it to ooze, especially during the night.  That's why It needs to be almost continually scraped and dried.  Right now, it's about 370#, and very nicely shaped.  It's from the 1009.5 Eaton.  Haven't been able to water in about 3 weeks, we've had so much rain.  Has anyone else experienced this sort of thing before?  Oh, i should mention that I've had the crack for about 2 weeks now. Is there anything else I should do? By the way, if anyone out there is growing or has grown a 792 Geerts, please email me.  I've never seen one with such deep ribs so early, want to know if it's normal for this one.  Oh, and I ripped out my entire 909.5 Lloyd plant because it wouldn't set a single fruit.  2 days later, the roots are still pumping.  Dry except for where the stump was, keeps oozing out the broken roots.
 
Andy Wolf
Allegany, NY
f*@eznet.net
 
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