Re: diseases-- not this year --I HOPE

actually i did but not with the intention of driving away bugs, but as my
memory goes the area with th turnips did not seem to have as many bugs.   i
am very intrigued with this idea and i think it might work.  also i
discovered some research done by Oklahoma State University on trap crops
which i tried.  what i did was plant yellow crooked neck squash about 10
days earlier and i sprayed them for bugs often.  i found that the squash
bugs and cuc beatles were greatly reduced because i killed them in their
earlier cycles before the attacked my pumpkin plants.  this worked very very
well.

i raised 50 acres of pumpkins last year.
-----Original Message-----
From: DANNY SMITH <pumpkin@kih.net>
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Date: Wednesday, March 11, 1998 6:25 PM
Subject: Re: diseases-- not this year --I HOPE


>TRY THEM AND SEE
>
>----------
>> 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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