Re: china cracks
Rusakovich wrote:
>
> fellow pumpkineers,
> Maybe I just haven't done my research, but, I hope i can take the easy
> way out and get some answers from my friends here. The other day I
> told everyone about how my seasons pick was beginning to explode(that
> was hubbies definition).
> I went down to the patch, and it's odd.The cracks are on the surface.
> It looks like the suface of an old china cup.It's like the glaze is
> all cracked,spidering out from the blossom end. So far the cracks are
> only on the surface, but, we've applied fungicide just to be safe. Any
> ideas? Whata you all think? Do you think I'll lose her,or not? She's
> destined for the lawn if she makes it, not a weigh off.
> Pumpkin widow in Ma.
>
> [Image]
The cracks you describe are just stretch marks of some sort. I have them
on my 500 pound squash, and have had them for about a month now.
Eventually, it will all become kinda like a netweork of cracks on the
surface, but should not go through to the cavity, as most pumpkins have
pretty thick walls. I have a picture on my webpage of the cracks, as you
describe them, please go to the garden page, and check it out. I have
one of the cracks, and another of a close up of the same picture,
showing upclose what they look like.
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Lyle "Rocky" Rockwell
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