Re: Fusarium Wilt
>Dear List and Brad Walters,
>
>First time grower(of big pumpkins), first time e-mailer, love the topic, love
>the show. Yes, this list has used up a lot of my time, but it's answered a
>lot of my questions regarding growing BP's.
>
>I won't tell you that I've three 4x12 raised beds in my back yard in suburban
>Milwuakee for fear that the pro's will tell me to give it up. I'm going for
>something in the low 3-digits so I don't have any weigh-offs planned. My
>pumpkins look fantastic and have runners out about 4 to 5 feet and I'm
>getting excited about pollination. I've never seen such big leaves on a
>plant. (must be the secret mixtue of beer and cheese that I feed them)
>
>Which brings me to the subject of mold or wilt. I've a decorative gourd plant
>with some white-ish, grey-ish mold forming on some of the older, lower
>leaves, both on top and underneath of the leaves. It is planted where some
>melons contracted the same thing last year and spread throughout the entire
>plant. After the mold spreads over the whole leaf, the leaf turns yellowish,
>then brownish, but doesn't wilt away. I haven't been able to find a picture
>of this on any links so I don't have a name. I have treated with seven all
>along, and also a spray insecticide soap. I'm worried that this will continue
>to spread to my good plants. Does anyone have any ideas what it is, and how
>to treat it. I have removed the effected leaves and stems as they become
>infected.
>
>Thank you for your help in advance!
>
>Dave in Milwaukee
>
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Could be some sort of mildew spray with a fungucide both tops and
underneath the the leaves..MB
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