RE: No Luck

I will be on vacation & away from email until Monday 8-21-2006.

Stephen Jepsen
CT GS&PGA President
 
Grow 'Em BIG
 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
CaClear
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 6:00 PM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: Re: No Luck

Hi Steve,
 Am working to get some pictures I can send.  The leaf stalks are just 
normal colored when the break off though. almost as if the plant can no 
longer hold them up.  All the large leaves fell and broke off, all the 
other leaves are smaller leaves, not near as large as they should be.
Carol


Stephen Jepsen wrote:

>Carol,
>
>Are the leaf stalks an ugly orange color where they break off? If so I
would
>suspect Fusarium which is not easily controlled using a conventional
>fungicide program.
>
>I am currently engaged in a "top secret" Fusarium control program but won't
>have results for about a year. LOL
>
>If you can email some digital pictures perhaps we can fine tune the
>diagnosis as there are other possible demons at work here.
>
>Steve
>
>Stephen Jepsen
>CT Giant Squash & Pumpkin Growers Assoc, Pres.
>ctpumpkin@optonline.net
> 
>www.ctpumpkin.com
> 
>-----Original Message-----
>CaClear
>Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 10:35 PM
>To: pumpkins@hort.net
>Subject: No Luck
>
>This is my first year trying to grow a big pumpkin.  I am having no luck 
>what so ever.  I started three seeds in my greenhouse; one came up 
>(Bubbles - 487 Zunino 2004).   I felt good about that one, it just 
>seemed to jump out of the ground.  I got it planted out in a plot I had 
>tilled well rotted manure into.  All seemed well, then the large leaves 
>seemed to fall over and break off.  Soon I had no leaves on the first 10 
>feet of the vine.  I have been burying the vines and have about 20 feet 
>of main vine and maybe 8 - 10 feet of side vines.  The new leaves that 
>are coming on are small, about the size of salad plates, and they do not 
>seem to open all the way, just stay sort of cupped. There have been no 
>blossoms at all.   I keep the patch watered well, and have seen no 
>evidence of insect problems.  I water in the early morning and do not 
>water in the heat of the day.  Now the main stem seems to be splitting 
>open about 6  feet from where it is planted.  I live in Oregon and our 
>weather has been up and down, hot then cool, wet then real dry.  We have 
>just had several days of 100+ degree weather.  I feel like a real 
>failure and have no idea what to do.  Maybe write this year off and try 
>again next year?
>Thanks for listening to my tale of woe.
>Carol
>
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