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

Gary 
thanks for the info. i will let you know how the radishes do in kentucky.

Danny

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> From: Gary Olson <ol120952@flash.net>
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: diseases--   not this year  --I HOPE
> Date: Friday, March 13, 1998 5:21 PM
> 
> stink bugs are squash bugs and they burrow into the vine so you have to
> start spraying very early .... like when the first two leaves form....
also
> try using seven swp80 it does a much better job and you should rotate the
> use with other chemicals so as not to get bugs that are immune.  diazanon
> makes fat happy stink bugs ..
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DANNY SMITH <pumpkin@kih.net>
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
> Date: Thursday, March 12, 1998 5:13 PM
> Subject: Re: diseases-- not this year --I HOPE
> 
> 
> >GARY
> >Do you have any proplems with stinkbugs in your pumpkins i  think i lost
> >about a dozen or so plants last year to what i think was stinkbugs
Isprayed
> >with sevin and 8 days later with diazon didn't have any damage after
that.
> >the plants justed wilted and when i pulled them the roots looked fine
but
> >there was stinkbugs on all them but 2. the bugs also got to my tomatoes
> >making spots on them.
> >
> >danny
> >
> >----------
> >> From: Gary Olson <ol120952@flash.net>
> >> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> >> Subject: Re: diseases--   not this year  --I HOPE
> >> Date: Thursday, March 12, 1998 3:18 PM
> >>
> >> 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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