Re: crinkly stems / chemicals

I think crinkly stems are normal in some cases -- maybe some engineering
advantages to boot as I've noticed more crinkles on the underside of
stems than on top.

Regards,
Chris Wilbers
Sioux Falls, SD

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> >
> >I've just noticed something weird on my backup plant.  On a couple of
> >the biggest leaves, the stems are very crinkled looking... almost like
> >an accordion fold.... though the tissue seems to have integrity - it's
> >firm, the color is good, and all that - and I don't think it's been
> >traumatized at all.  Is this just a genetic variation of this plant, or
> >do you all think this is the beginning of some sort of problem?
> >
> >What an effect this pumpkin growing has on us... although I've been
> >growing things all my life, I have never given two plants this level of
> >scrutiny before.  Every morning, every evening, I am inspecting every
> >little detail.  Oh!  The hairs on this stem are a little longer than
> >those over there, what could this mean??   And, I'm not happy to say I
> >have been killing things and using scary chemicals.  My yard used to be
> >a haven for pretty much any living thing.  Not so any more.  I've
> >drenched the ants with diazinon because I don't want their strawberry
> >root aphids.  I've seen spiders bailing out and (good!) worms dying
> ugly
> >deaths.  I don't even want to think about what happens to the birds who
> >eat the writhing worms.
> >
> >I better grow a terrific pumpkin this year - I'm not sure I can keep
> >going down this particular path.  I don't think I would mind
> selectively
> >killing the pumpkin threats.  I can smoosh a cucumber beetle under a
> >rock.  But these chemicals have so many repercussions - and I probably
> >don't even know the half of it.
> >
> >Is there anyone out there successfully growing large pumpkins without
> >using these scorch-the-earth chemicals??
> >
> >Beth
> >
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Regards,

Chris Wilbers
Sioux Falls, SD
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