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Organic Possibilities

Organic Possibilities
5:53 PM
2/17/97
To pumpkins@athenet.net


Hi group -- 
I've subscribed for awhile and gotten lots of great ideas so
far. But haven't ever seen much about  growing AG's
organically. So far, I've produced a lot of  40-50 lb +
Connecticut Fields and a 65 lb Big Max using manure (goat,
horse and cow) as fertilizer and soil amendments. 

I'm more concerned about bugs. I'm in Kansas and squash vine
borers, squash bugs and cucumber beetles are my nemeses. I
know I can stay ahead of them (sort of) with Bt, pyrethrin
and rotenone on the varieties I grow now.  But I'm concerned
that AG's may have less resistance, due to their breeding
for size. Powdery mildew also becomes a problem late in the
growing season (mid-September, usually).

I'm just getting ready (isn't everyone?) for the 1997
growing season and I don't want to put my heart, soul and
sweat into growing a variety that won't make it without
Sevin, copper sulfate, etc. 

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Margaret
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