RE: Little drops of goo

Very good.


James Martin
Martin Land Company
Hayward CA

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From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of Jim Acker
Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 2:42 PM
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
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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