Re: diseases-- not this year --I HOPE
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- Subject: Re: diseases-- not this year --I HOPE
- From: "* S* <p*@kih.net>
- Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 16:44:59 -0000
John
I am new to the list I will pass on abit of information that a buddy of
mine who raises about 20 acres of pumpkins gave to me about the cucumber
beetle. he plants radishes along with his pumpkins he says the beetles dont
like the smell. I am trying it on my 2 acres of howdens. this year
DANNY SMITH
QUINCY KY
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> From: John Failor <buckeye5@bright.net>
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: diseases-- not this year --I HOPE
> Date: Wednesday, March 11, 1998 12:55 AM
>
> > I need some advice before my growing season starts here in ELK GROVE
IL.
> >Last year one of my plants had at least two diseases . First was
squash
> >mosaic virus (which I treated with a mixture of captan and sevins -
which
> >worked to some degree) next I found my young pumpkins rotting from
anthracnose
> >or scab . I did'nt know what to do until it was to late.
> > This year I ordered (from Gardens Alive) Soap-Shield and Oil Away
if I
> >follow the directions will these products do the trick or are there
other
> >things I need to do beside a good fall clean-up?(which I did ) Any help
would
> >be appreciated. HALF FOOT OF SNOW FELL TODAY BUT ALL
> >THOUGHTS ARE OF GROWING A BIGGGG ONE!!!!! GOOD LUCK TO ALL RICH DECK
> >---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> Rick
> It sounds like it was something besides mosaic virus that infected
> your plant. As far as I know there is no cure or treatment for mosaic
> virus. What you had may have been some type of fungus or insect
> caused(aphids?) problem if sevin and captan worked. Also what part of
the
> pumpkin did the rot start? how big was the pumpkin at the time of
disease?
> Soap-shield I think is a mix of pyretherins for insect control. It
> is a good organic alternative but I have found nothing beats sevin for
> controling cucumber beetles. Cuc. beetles can transmit nasty fungi,
> bacteria and even the dreaded mosaic virus.I use Captan for germinating
> seeds and cracks that appear on the pumpkins but that is all. It can be
> quite toxic and I only use it when needed. I have used daconil with good
> results for controling leaf/vine fungal diseases especially late in the
> season. Also powder sulfur is good to use on pumpkin cracks because it is
> not very toxic. Here in Ohio we have problems with vine borers. Have you
> seen them in your patch? Also I have some more detailed info on diseases
> that I could email you if you would like.
>
> Good luck
> John
>
>
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