Re: Pumpkin coloring
Don't sound good, You probably know, if the split went into the cavity it could
be rotting from the inside. ( very common )
I suppose the copper sulfate could be absorbed by the water in the meat of the
pumpkin but someone else would have to answer that one.
Does the pumpkin look, feel and sound solid other than that ?
The Pumpkin Master wrote:
> vine has plenty of slack, the stem split is old, and the color change is in
> spots all over the pumpkin.
>
> >From: Robert Troy <rptroy@earthlink.net>
> >Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> >To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> >Subject: Re: Pumpkin coloring
> >Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 17:22:16 -0700
> >
> >Is the color change just in the area of the stem or on other parts of the
> >Pumpkin as well ?
> >
> >Does the vine have enough slack in it ? Make sure it has plenty of slack,
> >cut
> >any leaves or side vines if necessary. Support the weight of the vine with
> >bricks, wood or styrofoam blocks ASAP.
> >
> >Bob T.
> >
> >The Pumpkin Master wrote:
> >
> > > I have recently had a stem split this year and I know that I want to
> >dry
> > > it out. I of course used a fungicide that I made into a paste. My
> > > fungicide is copper sulfate. It is blue. My stem split is right where
> >the
> > > stem goes into the pumpkin, and the split is about 2 inches deep into
> >the
> > > flesh. As the pumpkin grows the split opens a little more. I am not
> > > worried about rot but I have used the fungicide like putty to keep the
> >whole
> > > filled. Could this cause the pumpkin to change to a bluish green in
> >spots?
> > > That is the color a lot of my skin is turning on the pumpkin.
> > >
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