Re: How can a pumpkin plant die so fast???


Judy Stallcop wrote:
> 
> Hello all.  Hope everyone is good.  I have a question.  I have(had)
> some pumpkin plants that were really beautiful.  Had about 6 leaves on
> them.  Nice size leaves.  They were in the garden and I moved them to
> a different spot.  Within 2 minutes after moving they were wilted and
> dead.  I had dug the hole first, dug up the pumpkin plant, plus a lot
> of extra dirt.  Put it in the hole and filled with dirt.  Watered
> right away and they wilted and died.  Does anyone know what happened?
> They were out of the dirt less than 20 seconds......
> 
> Judy
> Medford, Oregon
Pumpkin plants cannot be dug up and moved after a good root system have
been established, they are a very fragile plant and once disturbed they
do not always recover.

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