RE: Borax
- Subject: RE: Borax
- From: S* J* <c*@optonline.net>
- Date: Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:18:24 -0400
This is positive news Steve. As we discussed previously Borax has a very
high pH. It's good to hear the vine survived while the disease didn't.
Modern agriculture pesticides work by creating an inhospitable environment
to a pest that the host plant can tolerate.
You might really be on to something here.
Stephen Jepsen
CT GS&PGA Director Emeritus
GPC Executive Committee
Tel (914) 260-7176
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
Steve Haberman
Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 7:31 PM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: Borax
We have a pumpkin with a split that formed @ three weeks ago. We applied
Borax and Captan to the split. We applied a straight Borax paste every other
day for the last 10 days and have "interesting results". The fruit is
growing and the stem is "scabbed" and obviously conducting water. I am not
ready to conclude that the Borax is the direct or indirect solution to stem
rot. However, I feel that this treatment warrants further tests.
Observations are observations. I would like to see further data on this
matter. At this time, Borax has SEEMED to treat stem rot.
Steve Haberman
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