Re: Daconil

Jim,
It seems that two of us in the group have been having some issues with stems. Since I am in the nursery/greenhouse business, I have access to Daconil (chlorothalonil) concentrate. I have in the past used it right from the jug to paint onto small lesions on the stem without any problem. Since I have a major stem crack, top and bottom on probably the biggest pumpkin I have ever had at this stage of the game, I am trying to save it. So I poured the Daconil concentrate directly into the stem split and dabbed around inside in order to get good coverage. Will it work? I don't know, but after a couple of days I don't see where the Daconil appears to be causing an sort of burn or problem to the stem or the flesh of the fruit. I normally would not recommend to anyone to use Daconil at this strenght unless its a matter of trying to keep the pumpkin from ending up on the compost pile.
If the stem on your pumpkin is continuously getting wet from rain or watering, a good practice would be to spray it down with a fungicide like Daconil, weekly, but more in line with the instructions from the bottle. 

Good Luck in your growing.
Russ 
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