Re: Horrible brown edges on my leaves!
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Horrible brown edges on my leaves!
- From: J* F* <b*@bright.net>
- Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 22:08:07 -0500
>HELP
>My 3 week old pumpkin plant is developing a nasty brown and dry edge on
>most of the leaves. I've got a bad feeling it is some form of fungal
>infection like gummy stem blight. the underneath of the leaves have a
>few small white spots, but the main symptom is that the edge is dry and
>shrivelled. A few days ago, I was overhead watering quite heavily
>because I had just transplanted a seedling into the patch.
>I will apply some fungicide tommorow and see how it goes. If anyone
>thinks it may be something else, please, please help me.
>Thanks
>John (whose high hopes for an Australian record in his first year have
>taken a severe battering in the past few days)
>--
>John McKinney
>o*@wantree.com.au
>http://www.wantree.com.au/~oliverm/
>
>
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Sounds like it could be transplant shock. How long ago was it
transplanted? What kind of container was it in? Did it wilt any when first
transplanted? Pumpkin roots are sensitive to transplanting. I think many of
them die from the transplanting causing some wilt and some die back of
leaves. Usually they bounce back after they grow new roots. If your plant
is not wilted now or doesn't wilt when in the sun it may be on its way to
recovery.
John
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