Re: split
Hi Tim,
I had a stem split on one of my pumpkins this year and
fortunately it healed and did not progress. I caught is after
it just started. I believe in my case that the stem split
started because it had been exposed to the direct sun for about
three days. I had been out of town and the covering I had
turned out to be insufficient to block the sun. I have taken
towels and covered the pumpkin since that time (thanks to a tip
from Kevin Smith in California about putting linen sheets on his
pumpkins) and have not had any further trouble. Have you had a
problem with a stem split that might have been
sun(heat)-related?
I did not have any Captan to put on the crack so I just used a
strong solution of liquid Sevin. I figured it would keep the
bugs away from the crack. It turns out that the extra strong
solution seemed to help dry up the crack. I had noticed that
the Sevin had helped dry up some accidental scratches on one
other pumpkin I had. I do not know if I would have used the
Sevin on a deeper crack but I might try it again some year just
to see if it would have the same drying effect.
Steve Smith
Harrison, TN
---- On Tue, 16 Sep 2003, Tim Bailey (trbailey@cecomet.net)
wrote:
> David,
>
> A stem split occurs when the pumpkin around the stem grows
faster than the
> stem, so the stem splits where it meets the pumpkin. This
does not mean
> that it is through into the cavity even though it looks like
it. The flesh
> of the pumpkin usually splits to some degree with the stem but
may not
> compromise the cavity. Just trying to clarify. The stem
splits in my
> pumpkin are big enough to stick two fingers in but so far
there is no hole
> all the way in. I hope yours makes it.
>
> Tim
>
>
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