RE: what's the white stuff?
- To: "'pumpkins@mallorn.com'" <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
- Subject: RE: what's the white stuff?
- From: "* J* <M*@doaks.org>
- Date: Fri, 30 Jan 1998 15:54:43 -0500
I take it that we will be following this rule in Altoona this year.
ZD
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>From: Lubadub@aol.com[SMTP:Lubadub@aol.com]
>Sent: Friday, January 30, 1998 5:32 PM
>To: Pumpkins@mallorn.com
>Subject: Fwd: what's the white stuff?
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><<Message: what's the white stuff?>>
>Joe:
>
>The white stuff is captan which is a powder that becomes a paste when you add
>water to it. It is used more often than not at the stem site where small
>cracks are common. You fill them in like you are doing cement or plaster.
>Don't spread it on or mix it up with your fingers. It is toxic. It is used to
>prevent infection and allows the small crack to heal. The captan should be
>washed off before going to a weigh-off so that the judges can be certain the
>crack does not go all the way through. I use it on any cracks or injured
>areas
>on my pumpkin.
>
>Marv in Altoona
>
>
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