Re: how to treat a wound?
Bill;
Thanks for the advice. I've done as you suggested after poking the crack
with a Popsicle stick to see if the opening is through to the inside. And
it isn't.
And I did use her tooth brush, that's another story.
Glen Ogilvie
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----- Original Message -----
From: <WILLYRAIN@aol.com>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 10:45 AM
Subject: Re: how to treat a wound?
> In a message dated 8/30/2003 1:12:01 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> lowend@prcn.org writes:
>
> > Hello group;
> > I have just found a small wound on my pumpkin and I am wondering if I
can
> > treat it somehow? I am thinking along the lines of a liquid bandage or
> > tanglefoot treatment to try to seal the hole. It's still quite small
with
> > some discoloration inside the wound. A buddy suggested stuffing the
opening
> > with clean cheese cloth and sealing with tanglefoot. Any comments?
> >
> > By the way this is my largest and it's still a white colour. Does this
mean
> > anything significant? All other pumpkins I'm growing are an orange
colour.
> >
> > Glen
> >
>
> First of all Glen, does the wound go all the way into the pumpkin? If it
does
> the pumpkin is gone because it is rotting from the inside. If not I would
> clean the wound with a little beach and water. Then treat the area with a
little
> Captan or other funguside. (You can seal a small crack that goes into the
> cavity with Silicone but it is not legal for weigh offs unless it can
seal on it's
> own and there are no holes or cracks to the inside. You may be able to
save
> it if the hole goes thur for a good display pumpkin though)
> As far as the color you more than likely have a pumpkin that has more
squash
> genes
> that pumpkin genes. You will know this in the next few weeks if it starts
> getting a green cast then it is more squash.
> Good luck
> Bill
> PS. I use a old tooth brush to clean the crack or hole and make sure it
drys
> out (Do Not Use Your Wifes Tooth Brush or she will get really pissed!)
>
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