Re: family/work vs. pumpkin

Debbie,
Yes, you can put them on together as well as the sevin and garlic. Triazicide would be a better choice than Sevin though and doesn't kill the bees like Sevin. It is effective against vine borers et al. It is lambda cyhalothrin and the same active ingredient as Scimitar and Warrior T. It can be purchased at Lowe's, Walmart almost anywhere that insecticides are sold. Yes you can spray at night, I usually do before sundown but have after sundown. As for protecting the pumpkin from dampness throw an old bedsheet or tablecloth over the fruit and old blankets or towels when the temps get below 60. I don't use shade other than the sheet and leave it on, white keeps it cool enough and reflects the sun. On cool days in Sept. etc. I take the sheet off and expose the fruit to the sun to keep it warmer and growing. Don
----- Original Message ----- From: <yorunk@comcast.net> 
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 9:07 PM
Subject: Re: family/work vs. pumpkin
Hey Steve. I just got back from his sports thing and it's too dark to spray.
Question for ya'll ... can I mix Monty's Joy Juice with Neptune's Harvest and feed the patch all at once or do I have to do it separately? This will be the first time I'm using Monty's.
Also, can I spray a garlic barrier and Sevin together? I think I saw a cuke beetle flying around today. Is there concern for spraying at night since it is so damp? Thought I read somewhere that it isn't recommended, but that is the only time the bees are not active. How about 'protecting' the pumpkin at night with high dampness? 

Debbie

Debbie,
  What time is the nephew's event? If you got there late, would anyone
notice?
And yes, clip the male flowers and prune the tert vines. Just save it until 
tomorrow.

Decisions, decisions.  Good luck.

Steve
----- Original Message ----- From: <yorunk@comcast.net> 
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 7:05 AM
Subject: family/work vs. pumpkin


> Ok gang.  At what point do you dismember a family member when they tell
> you the day before that there is a fall sports assembly for a nephew > and > you were planning on spraying for bugs that night? Given my work > schedule 
> and the shorter days, I am limited in my time spent in patch.  I am
> watering at 5 a.m. today (while it is still dark) and was hoping to > spray 
> Sevin tonight.  By the time I get home after said sports event, it will
> again be too dark to spray. That will push me back to Friday night > (since 
> I work tomorrow night).  At least I can fert. tomorrow morning.
>
> Should I be picking all male flowers? I have had to cut away some > yellow 
> leaves by the stumps.  Is that a good idea?  Guess based on the posts I
> need to be pruning the tertiary vines.
>
> Debbie
>
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