I had a bad weekend...................................................... its a long story so I'll keep it short. When I discovered the blossom end rot I cut out the bad bits, coated the fleshy bits with pepper (my pumpkin doctors advice) covered the hole with a plastic disc and covered the area with melted wax. Then when the stem was snapped off I covered that with wax also. Will it survive for two weeks? When I feel better I might write more. Tony