Re: Crack in pumpkin
My split is now huge, though the fruit grew 10 pounds yesterday. It is an
interesting shape and I would like to save it. Is there any way to keep it
from rotting till Halloween?
Brian in Seattle
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian" <brian@landreville.org>
To: "Pumpkin list" <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 10:02 PM
Subject: 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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