RE: Fungicide

Stewart,

I tried about five different types and had no luck until Benemyl. I spray
the entire patch and with a sprayer once at dusk every three weeks. I heard
that the plant absorbs the chemical in the leaves and also the roots.

Plants under stress (lack of water, heat, diet deficiencies) are much more
susceptible to this than really healthy plants.

I am in Tahoe watching it snow for a couple of weeks so cannot look at the
container for the chemical composition - so sorry.

Good luck

tom

	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Stewart Deans [SMTP:sdeans@pcug.org.au]
	Sent:	Tuesday, February 16, 1999 12:05 AM
	To:	pumpkins@mallorn.com
	Subject:	Fungicide

	Tom,

	I was amazed at the range of fungicides available when I looked for
some.
	There were some with sulpher and some with copper but the one that
appeared
	closest to what I wanted (powdery mildue on cucurbits) was called
Bayleton
	and contained Triadimefon whatever that is.
	I have given the leaves a spray with the pump spray and can't tell
the
	difference. Perhaps it is worth while filling up the moterised
backpack
	sprayer and giving it the works.
	The weather remains hot and muggy (which helps the fungus) but we
did get a
	good shower last night for the first time in a few weeks.

	Stewart
	Canberra  Aust
	the nation's capital
	sdeans@pcug.org.au
	-----Original Message-----
	From: Tom Bahlo <tom.bahlo@personic.com>
	To: 'pumpkins@mallorn.com' <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
	Date: Tuesday, 16 February 1999 17:44
	Subject: RE: Stewart's update


	If you do not hate chemicals I have had great luck with Benemyl
(anti
	fungicide) to control the mildew.

	The sappy stuff I have had some but do not know what it is nor did I
have as
	much as you describe.

	Good Luck

	tom

	-----Original Message-----
	From: Stewart Deans [SMTP:sdeans@pcug.org.au]
	Sent: Saturday, February 13, 1999 12:51 AM
	To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
	Subject: Re: Stewart's update

	Thanks Dan, Beth and Tom
	for the advice on watering I will give it a go. I have just
	increased the
	water by about 2 times but noticed that soil at some places seems
	reasonably
	dry so that fits.
	Today I noticed some white wax like emission from the smaller
	pumpkin, about
	one or two tablespoons full. The fruit seems okay, there is a hole
	where the
	stem joins the fruit but I don't think it is a problem. The emission
	seems
	to be coming directly from the skin at the stem end.
	On the larger plant there were also small drops of sappy liquid
	swetting
	from the skin, I added and extra piece of shade cloth to that side
	to see if
	that helps.
	I have noticed that the powdery mildue has started to spread so I
	started
	treating that today as well.
	As scientific reports indicate that red coloured mulch can increase
	the
	fruit size by 20% I have painted the plank that I put between the
	rows to
	walk on (that may help).
	I have some photos of the patch and will try to send them or put on
	web page
	later.

	Stewart
	Canberra  Aust
	the nation's capital
	sdeans@pcug.org.au
	-----Original Message-----
	From: Dan and Beth Carlson <carlson@sanasys.com>
	To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
	Date: Saturday, 13 February 1999 3:42
	Subject: Re: Stewart's update


	Stewart
	This "turning up " of the vine. Does it try to turn up more the more
	you try
	to hold it down? Like it just keeps getting worse and worse . I've
	had the
	same problem as have a few others that I've talked to and our local
	weigh-off. After a while does the vine then snap off as in main vine
	and or
	side vines? We came to the conclusion that it was a comdination of a
	couple
	things for US. First was the high fertility of the soil along with A
	LACK OF
	MOISTURE. The lack of moisture was the major factor for me. We went
	29 days
	with out rain in 1997 and the vine ends we're snapping off right and
	left.
	leaves we're litterally burning right off. We were trying to water
	but just
	wasn't enough. started watering heavily every 3 to 4 days and the
	symptoms
	went away. Damage was already done to the plant but it still
	produced a nice
	500# with only 35 leaves left on the plant. Hope this helps
	The Carlsons Dan and Beth





	
---------------------------------------------------------------------
	To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
	message text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS
	
---------------------------------------------------------------------
	To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
	message text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS


	
---------------------------------------------------------------------
	To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
	message text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index