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 19:23:01 -0000
TRY THEM AND SEE
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> From: Gary Olson <ol120952@flash.net>
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: diseases-- not this year --I HOPE
> Date: Wednesday, March 11, 1998 10:04 PM
>
> would turnips do the same?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DANNY SMITH <pumpkin@kih.net>
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
> Date: Wednesday, March 11, 1998 3:46 PM
> Subject: Re: diseases-- not this year --I HOPE
>
>
> >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
> >
> >----------
> >> 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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