Re: stem rot / Captan

Just to make sure I understand you correctly, dab some Captan right from the 
container on the wound.  I'm guessing you use a small paint brush?  Will the fan 
blow it away?

Debbie




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From: "tprivitera@optonline.net" <tprivitera@optonline.net>
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Sent: Tue, August 24, 2010 9:01:46 AM
Subject: Re: stem rot / Captan

Debbie,
Do not make a paste, it is the worst thing you can do, a paste will keep in the 
moisture, making the problem worse.
Apply  the Captan dry and put a fan on it, it will naturally stick to the wound 
that has been scraped out, remove only the dead or soft tissue.
Once again, do not apply as a paste, apply dry and get a fan on it and natural 
sun light if possible to dry it out and heal it.
Tom

----- Original Message -----
From: Debbie Runkle 
Date: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 9:28 am
Subject: stem rot / Captan
To: pumpkin 

> When making a paste using Captan, how much do you use and how 
> much water?
> 
> I applied some more yesterday (more of a liquid than paste) to a 
> soft spot where 
> the stem intersects the d/s portion of the main. I first 
> scraped some of the 
> soft material out, although it wasn't much. Then I applied 
> Captan and put a fan 
> on it during the day and overnight. Should I keep a fan on it 
> 24/7, during the 
> day only, or at night with the high dampness?
> 
> Another question I had: is there any need to keep the 
> secondaries downstream 
> from the pumpkin? I would not think so since you want the 
> energy going to fruit 
> and not beyond it. I am still getting a very small amount of 
> growth at the end 
> of one secondary.
> 
> Debbie
> 
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