Re: pumpkin patch disaster
Greg
OK let me give it a stab.... The leaf Damage is defiantly from the aphids.
Try using Immunox Plus it will kill the Aphids and keep several diseases at bay
like Powdery mildew. You can get it at your local garden shop and you use two
ounces per gallon in a compression sprayer about every two weeks GREAT STUFF
!!!
Now for the Runners I am having somewhat the same problem if I cover the
vine with soil it will be disintegrated in four days. You may have soggy soil
that is building up a disease but for now on that plant looks like the stump is
Done. I am still averaging 14 to 20 lbs a day on plants that are a mess. this
year I am going to have a tissue sample done to figure out what the disease
is and then decide if I can fix it.
if the plant goes down completely try laying clear plastic on the soil and
solarize it. depending on how many more days of heat you have you might be
able to kill any diseases before they get a strong hold on your patch like in my
patch... I will post to the list when I find out what I have in my soil. take
care and keep your chin up that is why we have next year !!!!
Kevin Smith
Pumpkin Pirate
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