Re: One Dumb Move

I was looking for the toad when I realized that the tiller was on the move.
At that point and time, my attention was diverted from the toad and I did
not try to look for it later.

The stump is still bleeding at a fairly good clip -- is there anyway to stop
or slow down the flow? I have used Captan.

George Heyne
Rochester, Mn.

Kristina and Dave wrote:

> George
>
> Was there a toad saved after all this?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   George Heyne [SMTP:gheyne@millcomm.com]
> Sent:   Sunday, July 11, 1999 2:03 AM
> To:     pumpkin
> Subject:        One Dumb Move
>
> Early this afternoon, I just completed the tilling of the garden (other
> veggies) and just completed my last pass around the pumpkins. I looked
> down and thought I saw some movement as it looked like I might have run
> over a small toad. I turned the tiller around, took it out gear, and
> started to look for the toad. The next thing I realized is that the
> tiller was not next to me any more. I looked up and saw it go through my
> 968 Sproule 98 and it continued toward another pumpkin. I moved quite
> quickly and stopped it before it did any more damage.
>
> The tiller went about 18 inches from the stump of the 968 Sproule and
> cut right through my secondary main. I had just pollinated a pumpkin on
> July 8 on that secondary main vine. I cut the vine off the stump and
> applied Captan. Water was dripping out of the spot where I removed the
> vine. If one ever wanted to see what a wet wash rag on a stick looked
> like, this was a good opportunity. All the leaves were drooping.
>
> The "Pumpkin God" might have caused this as I had been thinking of
> cutting off the secondary vine anyway. It was tearing away from the
> stump and causing all sorts of problems this past week. Early on, a
> small vine had been blown off at this point and caused a split. Thought
> I had the problem licked until this area received a lot rain and
> humidity. Anyway, maybe this is a blessing in disguise and the "Pumpkin
> God" was telling me to remove the vine or lose the entire plant. We will
> see what it looks like tomorrow. None of the main vine was hit and I had
> pollinated a pumpkin on it this morning.
>
> After all this, I took the tiller back to the truck and put it into slow
> speed as I drove up the ramp into the back of the truck. I tried to put
> it out of gear, but it wouldn't go and I rammed into the back of the
> truck. Fortunately, I was able to stop it before it could cause any more
> damage.
>
> At this point, I decided to quit and come back on Sunday when I was in a
> better mood. It was a beautiful day in southeastern Minnesota -- blue
> skies, not much wind, low humidity, and temperatures in the 70s. All I
> can say is to make doubly sure your tiller is out of gear before you
> take your eyes off it in the pumpkin patch.
>
> George Heyne
> Rochester, Mn.
>
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