Re: My Pumpkin needs advice/help
You'll be surprised at how much water and nutrients the pumpkin can still get
through half a vine. I prefer to use sulfur dust or past on the open would, let
it scar over and keep it dry.
Bob T.
Heilmanjon@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 07/24/00 7:27:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> jstallcop@registerfour.com writes:
>
> > I went out to look at my pumpkin tonight
> > and discovered that the vine is split. The stem coming out of the pumpkin
> > is fine, but as the stem goes into the vine that is where it is split in
> > half. Half is still attached to the stem.
>
> First I would recommend that you look for the cause of the split. Is the main
> vine rooted in the ground so that the pumpkin, as it grew, ripped itself off
> the vine? Anything like that to cause tension between the vine and the fruit?
> If so, handle that first. Raise the vine up and prop it on something that
> will not injure it, like a block of smooth wood, or styrofoam. You may have
> to cut some roots on the vine if there are such.
> Second, yes, do something to save what connection you have. Listers have used
> everything from electicians tape to a substance called Tanglefoot, which is
> as I recall a sticky, plastic substance used to keep critters from climbing
> trees tht they should stay off.
> All is not lost, but the rate of growth of the fruit should be expected to
> slow down. Hopefully other posters can tell you more about Tanglefoot and
> such.
> Good luck.
> John in San Jose
>
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