RE: stem rot / Captan
- Subject: RE: stem rot / Captan
- From: T* P* <t*@optonline.net>
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:01:57 -0400
Debbie,
Sprinkle the Captan, or pour if you have to, it will stick to the wound and
pull the moisture away, then using the fan will dry it out.
The fan may blow a little away, no worries, add more if necessary.
Tom
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
Debbie Runkle
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 11:30 AM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: 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
________________________________
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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