Re: Pumpkin coloring
Ok, your safe. That's the Squash genetics your seeing. Nothing to worry about.
Bob.
The Pumpkin Master wrote:
> Oh, the pumpkin is very solid and and the split is ony 2 inches in the
> flesh, I am sure the wall is thinker than that. I also send a little pin in
> and the split didn't go into the cavity since the pen stoped about 2 inches
> in. But I saw a pumpkin on a web site that looks just like mine with the
> coloring. It is at
> http://www.mindspring.com/~neps/NicWelty.htm
> My pumpkin has the same type of coloring. Is this normal with AG's?
>
> >From: Robert Troy <rptroy@earthlink.net>
> >Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> >To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> >Subject: Re: Pumpkin coloring
> >Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 12:22:53 -0700
> >
> >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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