Re: wilting leaves


Just to be sure, you can test for bacterial wilt by breaking off a leaf near
the vine and looking for sticky oozing, sometimes yellowish, fluid.

On 6/13/07, Universal Electric Services LLC <ues@charter.net> wrote:
>
> Very helpful. Thanks for putting up with us newbies.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On Behalf
> Of wsmpeace
> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 8:19 PM
> To: pumpkins@hort.net
> Subject: Re: wilting leaves
>
>
> Even with plenty o' H2O, some plants will still sag, droop, wilt...a
> little
> during hot sunny days. Some folks install elaborate, timed misting systems
> to beat the heat. I just accept the fact that hot sunny days, sorta tires
> everything out. I sag a little during the heat of the day!!!  LOL  Plenty
> of
> water is important, but a little sag, is normal for some plants. Plenty of
> folks have tried, with some success to breed heat tolerance into
> AG's....great thing coming from Oklahoma, and Arizona this year. Hope this
> helps. Peace, Wayne
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jordan Rivington" <jordan.rivington@gmail.com>
> To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 4:06 PM
> Subject: Re: wilting leaves
>
>
> > Could be normal if not watering enough, or it could be bacterial wilt. I
> > Hope its just a lack of water.
> >
> > On 6/13/07, Universal Electric Services LLC <ues@charter.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>         We've been having sunny skies with temps in the upper 80's
> .  My
> >> leaves all seem to wilt during the heat of day then bounce back in the
> >> evening.  Is this normal if not what should I do?
> >>         Thanks,
> >>         Darren Oliveri
> >>
> >> [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/ms-tnef which
> had
> >> a name of winmail.dat]
> >>         We've been having sunny skies with temps in the upper 80's
> .  My
> >> leaves all seem to wilt during the heat of day then bounce back in the
> >> evening.  Is this normal if not what should I do?
> >>         Thanks,
> >>         Darren Oliveri
> >>
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