Re: Hi List (Kuhn's Disease)
In a message dated 7/29/03 4:34:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
Peneilope@aol.com writes:
> Subj: Re: Hi List (Kuhn's Disease)
> Date: 7/29/03 4:34:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time
> From: <A HREF="P*@aol.com">Peneilope@aol.com</A>
> Reply-to: <A HREF="p*@hort.net">pumpkins@hort.net</A>
> To: <A HREF="p*@hort.net">pumpkins@hort.net</A>
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>
>
> Would this "disease" pass to soil and cause contamination?
> Sincerely,
> Karri
>
> In a message dated 7/28/2003 5:46:37 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> GBPUMPKIN@aol.com writes:
>
>
> >The disease showed up first in Jim Kuhn's patch several years ago, thus
> >it's
> >nick name Kuhn's Disease. I don't think it ever received an official name,
>
> >it
> >is suspected to be a fast moving virus. It has been known to reduce a
> plant
> >
> >to brown soup in several days. Your problem may mean it is carried in the
> >seed
>
It doesn't seem to show up every year, not much is known about it. Can't say
if it is held in the soil or not. I had it one year a long time ago then it
did not come back and only infected 1 out 4 plants.
George Brooks
North Tewksbury, MA USA
<A HREF="http://www.greenholloworchard.com/photo3.html";>2003 Pumpkin Patch Updates</A>
Approximately 25 miles Northwest of Boston
in the Merrimack River Valley
Zone 5N
Personal Bests
617.6 1991
641 1993
648 2000 (Unofficial & died prematurely on Aug 29)
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