Re: Crack in pumpkin
Thanks for all the advice. The crack goes all the way through to the cavity
inside. I have 3 more going that are in the 30-50 pound range right now
that are farther along then this last one was a week ago. There are also
many softball to volleyball size ones I will eventually cull, so I am doing
OK. This one that cracked looked like a wheel of cheese. It was very wide
and flat with very defined ribs. The blossom end is very concave too, I
don't know if this shape really would have been very practical. I had to
keep it propped up with foam packing to keep it from falling on its stem. As
it grew this was harder to do. So hopefully a few more of mine will make it
on my two plants. I know I won't have any problem beating my 162 pound fruit
of last year.
Brian in Seattle
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Green" <MastaGardener@aol.com>
To: "Brian" <brian@landreville.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 4:44 PM
Subject: Re: Crack in pumpkin
> Brian
>
> Sorry to hear about your fruit. How deep is it really? 1 inch long, or
> 1 inch deep? I've had some that freaked me out this year the first time
> I saw them, but so far they are turning out to be okay. The only thing
> I did was put some aloe in the cracks. Fresh is best, but the Banana
> Boat bottle of it I have has been working. If it is any deeper than a
> 1/4 inch, I would suggest using some sort of fungicide too. The aloe,
> just like on human skin helps it heal. The aloe may work for you, but
> it is best used on smaller cracks to prevent them from getting any
> larger. I think it's worth a shot. Try to pollinate something else as
> well even though it is a little on the later side. That way you'll have
> something going if the pumpkin doesn't hold. Good Luck!
>
> Steve
>
> Brian wrote on 8/7/2004, 1:33 PM:
>
> > Yesterday I was celebrating because I had my fist 20 pound day on my
> > biggest
> > fruit on the Pugh 520. It was estimated at 120 pounds. This morning I
> > went out
> > to it and saw a 1 inch crack on the blossom end. Is this it? My first
> > inclination was to caulk it with silicone for it is pretty deep. I
> > know the
> > standard procedure is to make a past out of fungicide. Do you think it
is
> > probably too big? (I know you can't see it) Should I use the
> > fungicide? Should
> > I just figure this pumpkin is done? Any advice will be appreciated. We
> > just
> > had an inch of rain in 12 hours so this probably contributed I am
> > assuming.
> >
> > Brian in Seattle
> >
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