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Re: exploding pumpkins!!

ANDERSEN.CHRISTIAN_D@SEATTLE.VA.GOV wrote:
> 
> Greetings,
> 
>        What a shock I had last night to come home and find one my better
> pumpkins had exploded.  I had read a lot about this phenom. here on the
> computer but thought that it was paranoid pumpkin talk.  Does anyone know
> what causes this?   Is it a sign of a soil nutrient/fertalizer problem?
> It was as if the fruit was made of safety glass, and someone had shot a
> bullet at it.
>        It also amazes me what internal preasure these things have.  The
> other day when cutting some extras from the vine, I sliced open a pumpkin
> to inspect the inside.  When the knife went in the fruit seemed to
> immediately split open.  Oh well, I just hope this doesn't happen too many
> more times.
> 
> 
>                                Chris Andersen,
>                                Seattle, Wa.


Hi Chris, I'm a newbie so I'm sure the seasoned growers will jump in
here.  Sorry about the explosions.. This is my first year but what
I've read and seen here the explosion occurs from rapid growth, which
can occur if you haven't watered and then we get a big rain, which makes
em grow too fast. Maybe extreme sun, were they shaded? I've had my own 
share of problems this season, my plant is finally taking off.  I wish
I had a pumpkin big enough to explode. If the others give you more
detail
on what exactly causes this please let me know.

teri NY southern tier
capsoaoees  i
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