Re: Little drops of goo

As the pumpkin grows ( mostly during the rapid growth stage) it will weep on a daily basis. nothing to worry about.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Acker" <jimfire@jps.net> 
To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 5:41 PM
Subject: Little drops of goo



Hmm.  Yet another dilema.
I have been noticing little drops of goo on the outter skin of our pumpkin, closest to the stem. They look like little droplets of water, but they are not water. A scientific taste test revealed it to be bitter, with almost a little bit of acid type taste/feel to it. It seems to be seeping out of the 
skin, in a circle around the stem maybe a foot or 2 in diameter. Not a big
quantity of them- maybe 40 - 50 drops total. Is this a natural occurrence on a big pumpkin or something to be concerned about? I'm wondering that at the 
rate this baby is growing, if it's just getting so dang much moisture
through the stem per day if the top part of the pumpkin is just naturally
juicy until it gets absorbed and is this the natural by-product near the
juice delivering stem?  This theory helps me sleep at night, opposed to
something much worse.   Anyone know the cause?

Thanks again.

Jim - Rookie Pumpkin Grower.

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