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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